COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - A special religious ceremony to bless Sri Lanka's re-elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa took place today at the Sugathadasa Inddor Stadium in the capital Colombo with the participation of 10,000 Buddhist monks. More>>Senior Abbot warns Sri Lanka president
A Mahanayake Thero (chief incumbent) says the state media's behavior might lead to the breakdown of rule of law. The chief incumbent of the Malwatte chapter [of the Sangha] in Sri Lanka has warned the president that non-compliance with supreme court orders might lead to the deterioration of law and order. The elder monk, Ven. Thibbotuwawe Sri Sumangala Thera, in a letter has drawn the president's special attention to the state media...
Buddhist monk killed in grenade blast
Two persons including a Buddhist monk (bhikkhu) were killed in a blast in Gampola, Sri Lanka yesterday. Police spokesman SSP I.M. Karunaratne stated that police were conducting investigations to find out if this was an incident connected to politics. He stated that the blast went off in front of Sri Bodhirajaramaya Buddhist temple at Thambiligala in Gampola following a clash between two groups. The senior monk, Ven. Matara Vimalananda Thera, was killed in the incident. Six other persons received severe injuries in the blast and were admitted to Gampola hospital. The Gampola Magistrate has ordered a postmortem on the bodies of the victims.
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