UNP claims monks threatened

17 February 2010 06:59 am Views - 14299

The UNP charged today that two notorious deputy ministers had threatened the Mahanayakes of the four chapters not to conduct the special ‘Mahasanga Convention’ at the Sri Dalanda Maligawa Temple in Kandy.

The prelates announced yesterday that they decided to postpone the Convention due to security concerns of Buddhist monks and devotees who are expected to assemble at Mahamaluwa of Sri Dalanda Maligawa for this purpose.

Commenting on the Mahanayakes’ move, UNP MP Tissa Attanayake told reporters today that a government delegation accompanied by a Buddhist monk had called on the Mahanayakes and threatened them not to go ahead with this convention. (KB)