Police File Charges Against Gnanasara Thera For Allegedly Defaming Quran
November 09, 2015Colombo Crime Division today filed charge sheets against Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera at the Fort Magistrate's Court for making allegedly defamatory statements on the Quran and Islam.
He made these allegedly defamatory statements to the media in front of the Slave Island Police on April 12, 2014.
Fort Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage fixed the case for January 11, 2016.
BJP Complains Of Lack Of Space On Media
August 14, 2015
Bodu Bala Sena CEO Dilanthe Withanage stated that the Bodu Jana Peramuna did not get the necessary space in media stations to answer the allegations leveled at the party.
Speaking to Asian Mirror, he said that the BJP has already lodged a complaint with the Elections Commissioner over the matter.
He said that the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa continuously accused the Bodu Bala Sena of being a part of an international conspiracy. He continuously made this allegation, making some voters apprehensive of the BJP, Withanage said.
Withanage also said that the BJP was hopeful of winning several seats in the election.
Rajapaksa's Three Sons Cost Him Votes At Presidential Election, Says Gnanasara Thera
August 13, 2015
Bodu Janasena Peramuna (BJP) leader Galagoda Athththe Gnanasara Thera on Wednesday (12) stated that the defeat of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was caused by activities of his own sons.
Addressing a press briefing, Gnanasara Thera stressed that because of those three sons, Sri Lankan security forces personnel did not vote for Rajapaksa in the presidential election.
Moreover Bodu Bala Sena Executive Director Dilantha Withanage said that it never damaged properties of innocent muslims. The organization did not make any attempt to harm the unity between Sri Lankan communities, he added and said if anyone has an image that BBS is an anti-muslim organization it is because Mahinda Rajapaksa interfered the media of the country.
“Rajapaksa did not allow us to reach state media. That is why people have a wrong image on BBS,” he asserted.
However during the presidential election 2010, the BBS openly supported Mahinda Rajapaksa saying that Rajapaksa was the ‘less-harmful’ leader for the country. But after few weeks of the election Rajapaksa accused that the BBS was nothing but a ‘western conspiracy’ create to defeat him in the election.
