{"id":32261,"date":"2014-07-22T20:52:44","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T00:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=32261"},"modified":"2014-07-22T20:54:13","modified_gmt":"2014-07-23T00:54:13","slug":"bodu-bala-sena-criticises-attempts-by-certain-groups-to-get-gnanasara-theros-australian-visa-cancelled-as-a-third-class-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=32261","title":{"rendered":"Bodu Bala Sena Criticises Attempts by Certain Groups to get Gnanasara Thero’s Australian Visa Cancelled as a “Third Class act”."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dharisha Bastians<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The hardline Bodu Bala Sena organisation has criticised efforts by certain groups to get its General Secretary Galagodaththe Gnanasara Thero\u2019s Australian visa cancelled, calling it a \u2018third class act\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are extremist groups and Muslim organisations behind the moves to get his visa cancelled,\u201d BBS CEO Dilantha Withanage told a media conference yesterday.<\/p>\n

A letter had been sent to Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison, to be passed on to all Australian MPs both at federal and state level, asking him not to permit Gnanasara Thero entry into the country.<\/p>\n

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The letter claims that Gnanasara Thero is suspected of being involved in criminal conduct and the Aluthgama violence against Muslims, the BBS CEO told journalists.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo court has convicted him. How can they call him a criminal? Is that democratic? Does it adhere to human rights and other values?\u201d he charged. Withanage said that the letter noted that Gnanasara Thero\u2019s organisation has links with Burma\u2019s extremist monk, Wirathu.<\/p>\n

Withanage said he had no idea there were so many Muslims living in Australia, given the large number of Muslim groups operating in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cNine of these organisations have written to the Australian Government, urging it not to grant Gnanasara Thero a visa. It is a surprising act,\u201d he charged.<\/p>\n

The BBS CEO said Gnanasara Thero is being made famous among the Australian Government thanks to the Muslim groups. Withanage noted that Gnanasara Thero was scheduled to travel to Australia in October this year, in order to attend certain religious events in the country. <\/p>\n

Days after the riots in Aluthgama, the US Government moved to cancel the controversial BBS monk\u2019s five-year multiple entry visa granted in 2011, informing him through its Embassy in Colombo that he would have to apply for a fresh visa if he wished to travel to the United States. <\/p>\n

Courtesy: DailyFT<\/em><\/p>\n

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By Dharisha Bastians The hardline Bodu Bala Sena organisation has criticised efforts by certain groups to get its General Secretary Galagodaththe Gnanasara Thero\u2019s Australian visa cancelled, calling it a \u2018third class act\u2019. \u201cThere are extremist groups and Muslim organisations behind the moves to get his visa cancelled,\u201d BBS CEO Dilantha Withanage told a media conference …<\/p>\n

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