Several Buddhist organisations staged a protest against moves to arrest Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera.
Hundreds of Sinhala nationalist protesters moved through the streets of Colombo with banners and Sinhala nationalist flags ending their protest in front of Sri Lanka’s Police Headquarters.
Gnanasara Thera is under investigation for hsi role in inciting racial tension and violence against the Muslim community in Sri Lanka.
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