The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) said President Maithripala Sirisena should pack his bags and leave and allow a leader with backbone to run Sri Lanka.
General Secretary Galagodaaththe Gnanasara told a press conference that people were confused, while Chief Executive Officer Dilantha Vithanage said the president and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe were giving conflicting messages, the Daily Mirror reported.
“This government has not given priority to Buddhism at ceremonies organised by the Government and we have noticed Buddhism and the Sinhala nation are under threat,” Gnanasara said.
“The country needs a leader with a backbone and leadership qualities. Mr. Sirisena is a good person. But he is unable to administer the affairs of this country and neither has he been capable of fulfilling the elections promises he made. So we kindly request him to leave,” he further said, adding that “even” Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe would be a better leader.
Mr Vithanage said someone with a strong personality should be leader.
“The country is a mess. The Prime Minister says one thing while the President and the other leaders are saying something else. This is not what the public expected from the change. We request Mr. Sirisena to take responsibility for the allegations levelled at the government and allow someone else with a strong personality to be the leader,” he said.