Nadeeka Daya Bandara Courtesy Ceylon Today

Chief Prelate of the Asgiriya Chapter, Most Venerable Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Thera said, the United National Party (UNP) Minister, who he recently met, stated that the country has been totally destroyed due to the irresponsible behavior of the UNP.

Most Venerable Gnanarathana Thera said this when presiding at a religious event held on 15 June at the Kithsirimewan Raja Maha Viharaya, Diyakelinawa in Yatinuwara.

He added that the particular politician had also said the UNP was a dying party which could not be resurrected.

The Thera further said that country’s future is in a pathetic state.

The country’s future is in a danger. After Minister Gamini Dissanayake’s period, we feel that the secure period of the country has come to an end. The UNP leaders who came to power after Dissanayake do not love this country. They don’t care about the country or the people.”

The Sinhala Buddhists in this country should be protected. That is our aim and the monks are dedicated to protect the Sinhalese. We want to protect Buddhism as well. We told that to all the political leaders we met. We did not speak to gain any publicity. We spoke about what should be done,” he added.

The Thera further said, Considering the things which have happened, it is very clear that our future generations will be helpless. Millions of our children were destroyed and some mothers said that a particular doctor should be killed, but I don’t say so. If one of our people did that to them, they would have brutally killed him. Those laws don’t fit in today and therefore we should get together as Buddhists. As Sinhalese we should not use our vote considering the colour of the person and in this situation the most suitable person should be elected. Parliament representatives who care for the country should be selected and all the Buddhists should get together to develop the country,” he elaborated.