BBS condemns the attack

The Bodu Bala Sena organization (BBS) today while condemning the attack on the Pepiliyana Fashion Bug warehouse on Thursday evening, called for the arrest of all persons involved with the incident irrelevant of their status.

BBS Secretary, Ven. Galaboda Aththey Gnanasara thera speaking at a media briefing organized yesterday described the events that transpired on Thursday evening as ‘barbaric’ and ‘unpleasant’ and as actions organized by extremists to disrupt the Sinhala Buddhist revival movement initiated by them.

He said if such incidents are allowed to continue scot-free, it would pave way to a recurrence of the 1983 black July riots.  “We learnt through various media reports that several monks had also accompanied the attackers. We urge the IGP to take action against all individuals involved with the incident, even if they are men of cloth. However, we also know that quite a number of non-Buddhists have guised themselves

Muslims to supervise Buddhist Dhamma School Programme

The Bodu Bala Sena allege that 6 Muslims had been deployed to supervise the Buddhist Dhamma School Final Examination held at the Horowapathana Madya Maha Vidyalaya today (23).

The examination was being held at the time of this writing. The Bodu Bala Sena Organization said that the students participating in the examination was amazed to find 6 Muslim ladies wearing Hijab attending the examination and it has also become a problem for the students.

Along with the statement the organization has also forwarded some photographs taken from a distance. The message also states Three out of the six persons are Muslim ladies and the photograph relating to the lone person is the Hall Supervisor named Ishak. The organization further states that attempts made to video this occasion was interrupted by the Director of Education of the Division.