Ravi makes way for Reconciliation : Unites Gnanasara Thero and the Cardinal

The leader of the Bodu Bala Sena Galagoda Atte Gnanasara Thero and Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith met yesterday (14) at the Cardinals official residence. This meeting is said to have been facilitated by parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake as reported to ISIS news.

According to the office of the Cardinal, this is said to be the second round of talks between the two. With Gnanasara Thero claiming he intends to speak to all parties involved regarding national and religious conflicts in the country accordingly Karunanayake is said to have arranged for the meetings.

Karunanayake is reported to have also made attempts to build a rapport between the Bodu Bala Sena and Muslim religious leaders sources claim.

Sinhala Buddhist Identity

During this discussion, Gnanasara Thero thanked the Cardinal for speaking up against the ongoing family planning program in Sri Lanka and the holding of tuition classes on Sundays. He also presented the Cardinal with the proposals made by them in 2012 to the Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa along with proof and information of family planning propaganda of NGOs within the country.

 While the Cardinal explained that it is important to protect the Sinhala Buddhist identity he also went on to say that our values should be protected at all times. The meeting was attended by Chief Executive of the Bodu Bala Sena, Dilantha Withanage along with several other Buddhist monks representing the organization.