{"id":191480,"date":"2018-06-20T23:33:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T18:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=191480"},"modified":"2018-07-02T02:31:20","modified_gmt":"2018-07-01T21:01:20","slug":"if-they-call-you-a-hitler-then-be-a-hitler-and-build-this-country-asgiriya-anunayaka-thero-tells-gotabaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/if-they-call-you-a-hitler-then-be-a-hitler-and-build-this-country-asgiriya-anunayaka-thero-tells-gotabaya\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;If They Call You A Hitler, Then Be A Hitler And Build This Country,&#8217; Asgiriya Anunayaka Thero Tells Gotabaya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ven Vendaruwe Upali Thero, the Anunayaka of the Asgiriya Chapter delivering an anusasana on the occasion of an almsgiving marking the 69th birthday of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Gotabaya+Rajapaksa\">Gotabaya Rajapaksa<\/a> said that he should opt for military rule if this is what is necessary to build the country.<\/p>\n<p>Ven Upali, noting that Gotabaya is referred to as a Hitler, suggested that if that is the case he should be one and build the nation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;What we need is a leadership that has the blessings of Mahinda Rajapaksa and is linked with Buddhism, the Buddhist Order and the Sinhalese. 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