Opposition Leader’s attempt to divide Maha Sangha condemned

Shirley Wijesinghe

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is doing his utmost to drive a wedge between the Maha sangha and his charge against a group of members of the Maha sangha who visited the Malwatta prelate as trying to commit heresy should be vehemently condemned, Transport Minister Dullus Alahapperuma said. “He is trying to expose his lack of knowledge on Buddhism. Such behaviour is his characteristic and has become a tradition of him,” he said.

The Minister was speaking at a UPFA Media Conference at the Mahaweli Centre yesterday.

Minister Alahapperuma asked the Opposition and its media friends as to why they were silent on the charges made against Sarath Fonseka and his son-in-law. What would be their reaction if this was committed by persons connected to the Government. .

He strongly condemned the actions of JVP leader Somawansa Amarasinghe at the protest campaign held recently at the Lipton Roundabout where he displayed his ignorance before the public.