{"id":7269,"date":"2019-09-29T10:22:12","date_gmt":"2019-09-29T10:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globaltamilnews.net\/english\/?p=7269"},"modified":"2019-09-29T10:22:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-29T10:22:12","slug":"demo-staged-in-ampara-against-bbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltamilnews.net\/english\/demo-staged-in-ampara-against-bbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Demo staged in Ampara against BBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;line-height: 150%;font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">A demonstration was staged in Karaitivu, Ampara today against the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;line-height: 150%;font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The protest was against the actions of the BBS in Mullaitivu recently.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;line-height: 150%;font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Similar protests had been staged in the North earlier in the week.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;line-height: 150%;font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Civil society groups and others took part in the protest in Karaitivu condemning the BBS for violating a court order in Mullaitivu.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;line-height: 150%;font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The demonstrators demanded that the rule of law be protected and the rights of minorities be respected.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;line-height: 150%;font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">A tense situation arose in Mullaitivu this week over the final rites of a monk.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;line-height: 150%;font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The Mullaitivu Magistrate\u2019s Court had ordered that the final rites of the Chief Incumbent of the Nayaru Rajamaha Vihara be carried out on the beach opposite the temple.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;line-height: 150%;font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Tamil residents in the area had objected to the final rites being conducted in the temple premises as there is a Hindu Kovil in the same area.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;line-height: 150%;font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">However several people including the Bodu Bala Sena led by the Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero performed the final rites on the temple property.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;line-height: 150%;font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Courtesy: Colombo Gazette<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A demonstration was staged in Karaitivu, Ampara today against the Bodu Bala Sena 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