Saturday, 6 December 2014 00:32
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Retracting a previous statement, the Bodu Bala Sena yesterday insisted it was not officially endorsing either of the main candidates at the January presidential election.
BBS General Secretary Galagodaththe Gnanasara Thero
Speaking at a rally in Hyde Park yesterday, BBS General Secretary Galagodaththe Gnanasara Thero told crowds that the group had decided to act independently at the elections.
“We are not going to sign agreements with anyone. Then we will have to take that agreement forward. We are going to be responsible to the Buddha. We will act independently to defeat the conspiracy against the country,” the controversial priest asserted.
Gnansara Thero claimed that the common man had no interest in the abolition of the presidency.
“If the presidency is abolished, the balance between the Parliament and the Executive will be shattered,” the priest claimed.
The first thing that needed to be done was to reform the electoral system, he charged.
“That is what the Sinhalese leaders would focus on if they loved this country,” Gnanasara Thero said. (DB)
BBS General Secretary Galagodaththe Gnanasara Thero
