{"id":79926,"date":"2013-03-31T16:01:40","date_gmt":"2013-03-31T16:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=79926"},"modified":"2013-04-10T11:22:38","modified_gmt":"2013-04-10T11:22:38","slug":"elpitiya-liberated-by-bbs-no-more-muslim-shops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/elpitiya-liberated-by-bbs-no-more-muslim-shops\/","title":{"rendered":"Elpitiya &#8216;Liberated&#8217; By BBS: No More Muslim Shops!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>By <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/\">Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span> &#8211;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Shops operated by Muslims in Elpitiya to vacate the premises soon, the Colombo Telegraph\u00a0learns.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>All 13 shops of the Muslims in Elpitiya are legally owned by Sinhalese but have been given on annual rent. The legal agreements are renewed every year. According to the Colombo Telegraph sources the Bodu Bala Sena has approached the legal owners of the Muslim establishments in Elpitiya and directed them not to extend their leases. All Sinhala owners of the shops have informed the Muslim businessmen to return the vacant shops, after the conclusion of the annual rent. Elpitiya will then be &#8220;liberated&#8221; according to\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Bodu+Bala+Sena&amp;x=9&amp;y=5\">Bodu Bala Sena<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Bodu Bala Sena conducted a meeting on 29th March in Elpitiya. BBS ordered all Shops and Restaurants to close from 11.00 a.m. and shop owners were asked to attend their procession white cloth and join their public meeting in the town. There are 13 shops operated by Muslims and they remained closed throughout the day, in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=anti+Muslim+campaign+&amp;x=13&amp;y=3\">expectation of violence<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_79536\" style=\"width: 588px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/video-evidence-bbs-encourages-violence-against-muslim-owned-fashion-bug\/galagodaatte-gnasara\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-79536\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79536\" class=\" wp-image-79536 \" title=\"Galagodaatte Gnasara\" src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Galagodaatte-Gnasara.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Galagodaatte-Gnasara.jpg 642w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Galagodaatte-Gnasara-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-79536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buddhist Monk Galabodaaththe Gnanasara - BBS<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Related posts;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a title=\"Disturbing Images: Rotten Egg Assaults On Persons Buying From Muslim Owned Shops\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/disturbing-images-rotten-egg-assaults-on-persons-buying-from-muslim-owned-shops\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Disturbing Images: Rotten Egg Assaults On Persons Buying From Muslim Owned Shops<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a title=\"Video Evidence BBS Encourages Violence Against Muslim Owned Fashion Bug\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/video-evidence-bbs-encourages-violence-against-muslim-owned-fashion-bug\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Video Evidence BBS Encourages Violence Against Muslim Owned Fashion Bug<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Video Evidence: Buddhist Monk Attacks Muslim Owned Fashion Bug\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/video-evidence-buddhist-monk-attacks-muslim-owns-fashion-bug\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Video Evidence: Buddhist Monk Attacks Muslim Owned Fashion Bug<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a title=\"Muslim Owned Fashion Bug Is Attacked By A Mob Led By Buddhist Monks\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/muslim-owns-fashion-bug-is-attacked-by-a-mob-led-by-buddhist-monks\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Muslim Owned Fashion Bug Is Attacked By A Mob Led By Buddhist Monks<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a title=\"Fashion Bug Attack, Gota, BBS And The Anti-Muslim Hatred\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/fashion-bug-attack-gota-bbs-and-the-anti-muslim-hatred\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Fashion Bug Attack, Gota, BBS And The Anti-Muslim Hatred<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a title=\"The Barbarians Within\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/the-barbarians-within\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Barbarians Within<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":79536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2187,1,2375],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colombotelegraph","category-most-popular","category-news","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Elpitiya &#039;Liberated&#039; By BBS: No More Muslim Shops! 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