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Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Sihala Ravaya monk to self-immolate today
By Rashini Mendis- February 18, 2014
President of the Sihala Ravaya, Ven. Akmeemana Dayarathana Thera, said, if by today (18) they do not receive an appropriate response to their request to ban cattle slaughter in the country, the President and the government would be held solely responsible for any action they would resort to, which in their view would justify the stand they would take towards their cause.
According to reliable sources, a member or members of the movement would take the extreme step of resorting to self-immolating, to demonstrate their stand against the slaughter of cattle in Sri Lanka.
As a 'precursor' to the purported, drastic action the movement intends taking, members of the Sihala Ravaya engaged in a fast opposite the Fort Railway Station, Colombo 11, on Sunday (16) and Monday (17), protesting against cattle slaughter.
A source from the movement said they had already given the President eight months to respond to their demand, which they say appears to be ignored by the highest echelons of power in the country.
Lamenting further on the issue, they commented that if the President is a sensitive leader, he would have responded to their concerns in this regard before the movement had launched its march to Colombo.
Threatening drastic action, Sihala Ravaya added, they would not enter into any discussion on the issue, nor would they be perturbed by any obstacles placed before them by a regime that does not adhere to moral values.
The Ven. Thera went on to say that they would take drastic action with potentially catastrophic consequences at dawn today, hinting that self-immolation cannot be ruled out.
Meanwhile, the security apparatus has taken measures to quell any untoward incident by placing riot squads and tear gas trucks at strategic points and in the vicinity of the location where the satyagraha is being held.
By Rashini Mendis- February 18, 2014
President of the Sihala Ravaya, Ven. Akmeemana Dayarathana Thera, said, if by today (18) they do not receive an appropriate response to their request to ban cattle slaughter in the country, the President and the government would be held solely responsible for any action they would resort to, which in their view would justify the stand they would take towards their cause.
According to reliable sources, a member or members of the movement would take the extreme step of resorting to self-immolating, to demonstrate their stand against the slaughter of cattle in Sri Lanka.
As a 'precursor' to the purported, drastic action the movement intends taking, members of the Sihala Ravaya engaged in a fast opposite the Fort Railway Station, Colombo 11, on Sunday (16) and Monday (17), protesting against cattle slaughter.
A source from the movement said they had already given the President eight months to respond to their demand, which they say appears to be ignored by the highest echelons of power in the country.
Lamenting further on the issue, they commented that if the President is a sensitive leader, he would have responded to their concerns in this regard before the movement had launched its march to Colombo.
Threatening drastic action, Sihala Ravaya added, they would not enter into any discussion on the issue, nor would they be perturbed by any obstacles placed before them by a regime that does not adhere to moral values.
The Ven. Thera went on to say that they would take drastic action with potentially catastrophic consequences at dawn today, hinting that self-immolation cannot be ruled out.
Meanwhile, the security apparatus has taken measures to quell any untoward incident by placing riot squads and tear gas trucks at strategic points and in the vicinity of the location where the satyagraha is being held.
