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Mahanayake Theras laud Govt’s moves to eradicate terrorism

KANDY: The Mahanayake Thera of the Asgiriya Chapter, the Most Ven Udugama Sri Buddharakkhitha Thera and the Mahanayake Thera of the Malwatte Chapter the Most.Ven Thibbotuwawe Sri Sumangala Thera yesterday lauded the Government’s efforts to eradicate terrorism and bring peace to the country.

The Mahanayake Theras made these comments when President Mahinda Rajapaksa called on them and received their blessings at the Asgiriya and Malwatu Viharayas in Kandy yesterday.

Most Ven Udugama Sri Buddharakkhitha Thera said certain elements were making a futile attempt to achieve narrow and petty political gains by instigating university students while the Forces were making tremendous progress in eradicating terrorism.

The prelate said certain elements with vested interests were striving to create problems and cripple the Government’s endeavour to bring peace to the country by inciting students. “These elements cannot bear when the Government is making progress,” he said.

“They are trying to create rifts among the Sangha. What they want is to cripple the country’s stability and achieve their petty political objectives.

Students should identify these elements and evade them. Parents should find out what their children are doing in the university and no one should be allowed take them for a ride.

The Opposition should not oppose for the sake of opposing. They should get away from this habit of opposing everything what the Government is doing”.

The Mahanayake Thera of the Malwatte Chapter Most.Ven Thibbotuwawe Sri Sumangala Thera said the Government succeeded in organising the SAARC Summit despite baseless allegations by certain unscrupulous elements.

The country achieved a great victory by hosting the SAARC Summit and people irrespective of their political affiliations should laud the Government’s efforts, the Thera said. President Rajapaksa told the Mahanayake Theras that certain elements in the south were supporting the terrorists by being behind the students’ protest campaigns.

“I am facing a great threat from terrorists and a terrorist in the guise of protesting students could wreak havoc. Police observed utmost restraint when the students were trying to enter Temple Trees.

When other available means failed, we had to employ force to disperse the students trying to enter Temple Trees. All students violently tried to enter Temple Trees even after five of their representatives were informed that they could have discussions with me. They tried to enter Temple Trees putting my security at stake”.

Elements inciting students to violence and protest have ample opportunities to have their agendas realised. Saving the country from the terrorists should be top on our agenda,” he said.

The President Rajapaksa also called on the Chief Incumbent of the Getambe Rajapavanoramaya Ven Keppetiyagoda Siri Wimala Thera.

The Thera said the President treaded a thorny path to ascend to the top rung of the country and he has patience, fortitude and perseverance to free the country from all woes.

President Rajapaksa also donated three pairs of elephant tusks to the Getambe Rajapavanoramaya yesterday. Environment and Natural Resources Minister Patali Champaka Ranawaka was also present.

 

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