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Thursday, January 9, 2014
PM ready to apologize?
By Aisha Nazim- January 9, 2014 2:03
Prime
Minister, D.M. Jayaratne, promised to issue a public apology to the
Maha Sangha for referring to them as cheewaradhari, at a public meeting
in Gampola recently.
As the Minister of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs, Jayaratne issued a letter to convey this message, in an attempt to appease the monks from the Sihala Ravaya organization who had staged a protest outside his office on Flower Road, yesterday.
The monks demanded that the Prime Minister step down from office over his alleged involvement in the recent heroin scandal, and also demanded an apology from him for using a derogatory term on the monks, while addressing a meeting in Gampola, recently.
Following a long wait, although the PM's Office finally issued a letter, it did not accommodate the demands made by the Sihala Ravaya, as it was neither signed by the PM nor contained the required humble apology.
It was instead written by Premier Jayaratne's Media Secretary, Jayasundara Udukumbara, who had stated that the Prime Minister had not intended to insult or offend any member of the Maha Sangha by his use of the word cheewaradhari.
If the monks had found the use of the word offensive, the PM would be willing to conduct discussions with them, the letter further stated. Turning down the letter, the President of the Sihala Ravaya, Ven. Akmeemana Dayaratna Thera, threatened to engage in a continuous fast and to launch a series of hartals for as long as it takes, until the Prime Minister apologizes.
Following a day-long protest outside his office, which resulted in road closures and heavy traffic congestion along Flower
Road as well as the adjoining roads, the Prime Minister finally conceded to the monks' demands and issued yet another epistle promising to make the required apology.
Thereafter, giving the Prime Minister a time-frame of two days within which the apology should be made, the protestors finally dispersed late in the afternoon.
Prime
Minister, D.M. Jayaratne, promised to issue a public apology to the
Maha Sangha for referring to them as cheewaradhari, at a public meeting
in Gampola recently.As the Minister of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs, Jayaratne issued a letter to convey this message, in an attempt to appease the monks from the Sihala Ravaya organization who had staged a protest outside his office on Flower Road, yesterday.
The monks demanded that the Prime Minister step down from office over his alleged involvement in the recent heroin scandal, and also demanded an apology from him for using a derogatory term on the monks, while addressing a meeting in Gampola, recently.
Following a long wait, although the PM's Office finally issued a letter, it did not accommodate the demands made by the Sihala Ravaya, as it was neither signed by the PM nor contained the required humble apology.
It was instead written by Premier Jayaratne's Media Secretary, Jayasundara Udukumbara, who had stated that the Prime Minister had not intended to insult or offend any member of the Maha Sangha by his use of the word cheewaradhari.
If the monks had found the use of the word offensive, the PM would be willing to conduct discussions with them, the letter further stated. Turning down the letter, the President of the Sihala Ravaya, Ven. Akmeemana Dayaratna Thera, threatened to engage in a continuous fast and to launch a series of hartals for as long as it takes, until the Prime Minister apologizes.
Following a day-long protest outside his office, which resulted in road closures and heavy traffic congestion along Flower
Road as well as the adjoining roads, the Prime Minister finally conceded to the monks' demands and issued yet another epistle promising to make the required apology.
Thereafter, giving the Prime Minister a time-frame of two days within which the apology should be made, the protestors finally dispersed late in the afternoon.
POLICEMAN ARRESTED FOR ACCEPTING BRIBE
January 9, 2014
A
police inspector attached to the Fort Police station was arrested today
by the Bribery Commission for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.
75,000. He was arrested while accepting a part of the bribe and is
scheduled to be produced before the Fort Magistrate Court.
The police inspector is charged with taking a bribe from an individual who was arrested on charges of indecent conduct at the Fort Railway Station. The accused has allegedly taken a bribe of Rs. 12,000 at the point of arrest from the man and had taken his National Identity Card and had demanded another Rs. 63,000 from him.
The police inspector is charged with taking a bribe from an individual who was arrested on charges of indecent conduct at the Fort Railway Station. The accused has allegedly taken a bribe of Rs. 12,000 at the point of arrest from the man and had taken his National Identity Card and had demanded another Rs. 63,000 from him.
