Do not let terrorist groups get stuck in political camps: Gnanasara Thera

Colombo, July 24 ( Daily Mirror) - Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera requested the governmnet not let terrorist groups get stuck in political camps as they do not have ethics.

Addressing the media today, he stated that he has all the evidence related to the matter, but he can only present it in Parliament.

"My evidence must be debated in Parliament because that's where laws are made. It's not worth showing the evidence to anyone outside Parliament," he said.

"Since we are not given space by a mainstream party, we need help to get into Parliament to reveal information we have collected over the last 15 to 20 years, provided by members of the traditional Muslim community," he said. 

"We aim to present these extremist and fundamentalist doctrines given to us by some in the Muslim society," he added.

"I need a place in Parliament to address these issues; otherwise, we have no platform to reveal this information. I need to influence where laws are made," the thera said.

"Monks don't need to go to Parliament, but as monks, we have a duty to protect the country's cultural heritage. I'm trying to save the country," he said.

"Every time I speak outside Parliament, extremist forces accuse me of hate speech. That's the truth. These extremist forces, according to their teachings, can kill people and no one dispute that. If we raise our voices, they retaliate. Nowhere in the world is Buddhism taught to keep the head bowed even if the neck is cut," the Thera said.