BCRC want national Buddhist forces united

Buddhist Culture Renaissance Committee (BCRC) President, Ven. Medagama Dhammananda Thera, said that the national Buddhist forces such as the Jathika Hela Urumaya, Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (People’s United Front) and National Freedom Front (NFF) should get together and work for the betterment of the country, despite their personal objectives.

“We cannot approve of the conduct and personal agendas of Minister Champika Ranawaka, Dinesh Gunawardana and Wimal Weerawansa who represent National Buddhist Forces in the country. We ask them to reveal the alternative they have, if they are not satisfied with the rule of this government. We wonder how they are going to achieve their target by uniting with groups backed by foreign forces that are trying to disrupt the unity and harmony of the country”, Ven. Dhammananda thera said. Ven. Dhammananda Thera said that some political parties had suggested some

We cannot approve of the conduct and personal agendas of Minister Champika Ranawaka, Dinesh Gunawardana and Wimal Weerawansa who represent National Buddhist Forces in the country. We ask them to reveal the alternative they have, if they are not satisfied with the rule of this government

conditions to the government, but they were not ideas of the people, but those of foreign forces.

The thera said that they could not approve of certain actions of the government but they hoped that it was the only alternative that would ensure the safety of Sinhala Buddhists and a unitary Sri Lanka.