Severe unrest has erupted during the Satyagraha (protest) held at Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo, demanding a presidential pardon for Venerable Gnanasara Thero. The situation further escalated when Kurunduwatta Police attempted to remove the proteste
The police showed the court order and informed the protesters to vacate the premises. Disregarding the court order given by the police, the protesters argued with police officers, stating that they would not leave the premises under any circumstances. Then, one police officer loudly read the court order through a megaphone for the crowd to hear, and later, when it was time for them to leave, the police had departed.
Summarised from Gossip Lanka News English
People- Galagoda Aththe Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thera
- Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero
- Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera.Reports
- Venerable Balangoda Kassapa Thero
- Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera
- Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero
- Venerable Gnanasara Thero
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Organisations- Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court
- Bodu Bala Sena organization
- Chief Magistrate's Court
- Presidential Secretariat
- Kurunduwatta Police
Places- Viharamahadevi Park5
- Colombo5
- Cinnamon Gardens
- Viharamahadevi
- Pelawatte
- Kandy
Keywords- order3
- protesting2
- situation2
- pardon2
- monks2
- tense2
- ultimatum
- breasts
- calling
- release
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