Malwathu Mahanayake Thero decides not to meet any politicians

The Mahanayaka Thero of the Malwatta chapter of Siam Nikaya, Most Venerable Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thero has decided not to allow any politicians to meet with him.

The decision has been taken by the Mahanayaka  Thero as no responsible persons have still responded to the proposals by the Chief Incumbents of the three Buddhist Chapters, on resolving the current issues of the country. 

The Mahanayake Theras of the three chapters recently submitted a letter to the President, the Prime Minister and the political party leaders, which contained six proposals including the formation of a temporary interim government to save the country from the crisis with the full consent of the monks.

It is stated that the decision was taken due to the fact that no one has responded positively to the document so far.

When the Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa had arrived in Kandy recently to present the document containing the proposals submitted by the ‘Samagi Jana Balawegaya’ for the 21st Amendment to the Constitution to the Chief Prelates, he had not received permission to meet the Chief Prelate of Malwatta Chapter.

Due to that he had to visit only the Chief Prelate of Asgiriya chapter and present the relevant document.

A group of backbenchers of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) also visited the Chief Prelate of Malwatta on the 29th and requested permission to present a document containing their proposals regarding the crisis.

It was reported that the Mahanayake Theras of the three Chapters have decided to convene a meeting with the leaders of all party represented in Parliament to discuss the current situation.