ඥානසාර හිමිගේ චීවරය බලහත්කාරයෙන් ඉවත් කර ඇතැයි ගම්මන්පිලගෙන් අනාවරණයක්

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya leader Udaya Gammanpila alleged that Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera was required to wear prison clothing and had his Buddhist robes removed at Welikada Prison. Newswire and Daily Mirror reported his claims; Daily Mirror’s later report said the removal occurred despite objections from the monk and prison staff.

Gammanpila further alleged that pressure from the National People’s Power leadership led to the removal. The reports present this as his allegation and do not provide a response from prison authorities or the NPP.

The Joint Opposition continued to criticise the government over the monk being presented in prison attire. Daily Mirror reported its position that whether a monk should be disrobed is governed by Buddhist disciplinary rules rather than decided by a court. It referred to four grave offences as grounds for disrobing, comparing the consequence to cutting a palmyrah palm at its stem.

Written automatically by AI from the outlets’ own reports, and not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original report is the authority.