The Bodu Bala Sena has called for a change in Sri Lanka's flag, saying it was "extremist" as it differentiated between the different communities that lived on the island.

Speaking to the Lanka Herald, BBS General Secretary Gnanasara said,

The Sri Lankan High Commission in London accepted a personalised copy of the Sinhala language version of the, Emmy nominated, No Fire Zone documentary on behalf of Sri Lanka’s president this week.

In his personal message to Maithripala Sirisena, the No Fire Zone director, Callum Macrae, on Wednesday, said,

“The truth is coming out. I appeal to you not to obstruct the process, but to encourage it. To be on the side of truth.”

Sri Lanka’s parliament voted to implement the 19th Amendment of the Sri Lankan constitution to curb the powers of the executive presidency, after strong resistance from a section of the SLFP forced the government to compromise on the make-up of the proposed Constitutional Council.

The amendment reintroduces a two-term limit for the president and restores independent bodies to manage institutions such as the police and judiciary, whilst also removing the president’s power to dissolve parliament until it has completed four and a half years of its five year term.

212 MPs, including Namal Rajapaksa, Vasudeva Nanayakkara and Wimal Weerawansa, voted for the amendment, while ten MPs, including former Premier D.M. Jayaratne and Basil Rajapaksa, were absent.

The 19th Amendment was watered down to ensure that former ruling alliance supported the vote.