{"id":130902,"date":"2014-09-27T12:48:44","date_gmt":"2014-09-27T07:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=130902"},"modified":"2014-10-07T18:07:22","modified_gmt":"2014-10-07T12:37:22","slug":"despite-concerns-raised-by-lankan-muslims-the-butcher-of-burma-in-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/despite-concerns-raised-by-lankan-muslims-the-butcher-of-burma-in-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite Concerns Raised By Lankan Muslims, The &#8220;Butcher Of Burma&#8221; In Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite concerns raised by Sri Lankan Muslims over the visit of Burmese monk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Ashin+Wirathu&amp;x=4&amp;y=7\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ashin Wirathu<\/span><\/a> who has been held responsible for spreading racial hatred that led to the murder of thousands of Burmese Muslims,\u00a0 the monk has arrived in Sri Lanka last night to participate in the summit of Buddhist monks tomorrow, organised by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Bodu+Bala+Sena&amp;x=8&amp;y=9\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bodu Bala Sena<\/span><\/a> (BBS).<\/p>\n<p>BBS Representatives had visited the Bandaranaike International Airport this morning to welcome Wirathu into the country.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qI03J6Nlw7k?rel=0;showinfo\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday,\u00a0 the Sri Lanka Muslim Council raised concerns over the possible visit of Wirathu to Sri Lanka to partake in the summit organised by the extremist group BBS. They pointed out that Wirathu&#8217;s participation and his speeches might led to a recurrence of the tragic events that expired in Aluthgama few months ago, similar to what happened due to the speech made by BBS General Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Galagoda+Atte+Gnanasara+&amp;x=10&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Galagoda Atte Gnanasara<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The organisations therefore, urged the government to refrain from granting visa to Wirathu pointing out it would help maintain peaceful co-existence in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Gnanasara however lashed out against the organisations that opposed Wirathu&#8217;s visit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Venerable Wirathu has not been found guilty of perpetrating any crimes. No one has the right to oppose a visit by any Buddhist leader, particularly not someone of his caliber. 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