BBS leader threatens ‘second Aluthgama’

by admin
Jun 27, 2016
The leader of Sinhala Buddhist organisation Bodu Bala Sena made threats that there would be a ‘second Aluthgama’ where Muslims were killed in riots by Sinhala nationalists, in a speech earlier this month, stated the Muslim Council of Sri Lanka (MCSL).

In a letter addressed to the Sri Lankan police, the president of the Muslim Council of Sri Lanka, N. M. Ameen, called for urgent action to prevent any violence.

Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero, the Buddhist monk that leads BBS, reportedly addressed a rally in Mahiyangana, threatening riots if Sri Lankan police sided with Muslims in the town.

"As you are aware, two years ago on the 15th of June 2014, Ven. Gnanasara Thero incited the people of Kalutara district to cause violence, death and destruction to the Muslims of Aluthgama and Beruwela,” said the MCSL letter.

“The repeated calls by the Muslim community for a commission of inquiry and punish the perpetrators have fallen on deaf ears. Two years on, Ven. Gnanasara Thero is proudly claiming that he will repeat Aluthgama in Mahiyanganaya”.

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