Sri Lankan minister Wimal Weerawansa, faced angry protests from the Sinhalese diaspora in Italy on Tuesday, for his criticisms of the Buddhist monk group, Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) and its leader, the SriLanka Mirror reported.
Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, Mr Weerawansa was almost assaulted when a member of the audience grabbed him by the shirt, before his bodyguards intervened.
Mr Weerawansa, the leader of the government coalition partner, National Freedom Front (NFF), is currently on a tour of Italy.
The Sinhalese diaspora in Italy, had previously vowed not to allow Sri Lankan ministers Rajitha Senaratne, Vasudeva Nanayakkaraa and Dilan Perera, to set foot on Italian soil for their criticisms of the BBS.
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