{"id":193989,"date":"2018-10-02T19:50:07","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T14:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=193989"},"modified":"2018-10-02T19:50:07","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T14:20:07","slug":"gnanasaras-political-blood-brother-mervyn-silva-demands-presidential-pardon-for-controversial-monk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/gnanasaras-political-blood-brother-mervyn-silva-demands-presidential-pardon-for-controversial-monk\/","title":{"rendered":"Gnanasara’s Political Blood Brother Mervyn Silva Demands Presidential Pardon For Controversial Monk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Minister Mervyn Silva<\/a> today extended his support to Galagoda Atte Gnanasara<\/a> who is currently serving a 6 year Rigorous Imprisonment for contempt of court.<\/p>\n

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Galagoda Atte Gnanasara<\/p><\/div>\n

Silva was seen accompanying a group of Bodu Bala Sena<\/a> Buddhist monks who submitted a letter to the Presidential Secretariat today, seeking Presidential pardon for the controversial monk.<\/p>\n

Silva, a notorious politician, also spoke to media and said Gnanasara Thera, who is currently undergoing treatment at Sri Jayawardenapura Teaching Hospital, should be allowed to eat “home-cooked meals”.<\/p>\n

This was the first time Silva publicly showed solidarity with the militant monk who was responsible for anti-Muslim riots in several parts of the country in 2014 and 2017.<\/p>\n

Silva also describes himself as a supporter of President Maithripala Sirisena and a member of the SLFP.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, monks representing the Bodu Bala Sena said they would step down from religious affairs of all politicians until their leader, Gnanasara, was released.<\/p>\n

A monk named ‘Diyasenpura wimala Thera’, speaking to media in Colombo today, said the BBS Leader was being kept in prison in an unjust manner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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