{"id":59660,"date":"2018-06-22T03:30:54","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T08:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=59660"},"modified":"2018-06-22T08:15:23","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T13:15:23","slug":"ven-venduruwe-upali-thero-said-gotabhaya-must-become-a-hitler-like-leader-of-sri-lanka-in-the-presence-of-rajapaksa-siblings-mahindachamal-and-basil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=59660","title":{"rendered":"Ven.Venduruwe Upali Thero Said Gotabhaya Must Become a “Hitler Like” Leader of Sri Lanka In the Presence of Rajapaksa Siblings Mahinda, Chamal and Basil."},"content":{"rendered":"

A top Buddhist monk has asked Sri Lanka\u2019s former defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to become another \u201c Hitler\u201d who is known to have killed up to six million Jews in the Holocaust.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

A chief priest of the Asgiriya chapter, Venduruwe Upali, blessed Rajapaksa on his 69th birthday Wednesday by encouraging him to return to power and \u201crebuild the country\u201d even if it means establishing military rule.<\/p>\n

The monk, delivering a sermon at the private home of Rajapaksa, prayed that the youngest among the Rajapaksa siblings should be the next leader of Sri Lanka as the country needed a \u201cSinhala Buddhist leader.\u201d<\/p>\n

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“As the clergy, we feel the country needs a religious leader\u2026 Some people have described you as a Hitler,\u201d the venerable monk said referring to Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. \u201cBe a Hitler. Go with the military and take the leadership of this country.\u201d<\/p>\n

The monk claimed that crime had increased in the country and he felt Sri Lanka needed a new leadership of a Sinhala-Buddhist individual. He was happy that Gotabhaya has thrown himself into contention to be the next president of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

“With the blessings of Mahinda Rajapaksa, people aspire to have Gotabhaya Rajapaksa as a presidential candidate and lead this country,\u201d the monk said in the presence of Basil and Chamal \u2013 both brothers who are also regarded as presidential hopefuls.<\/p>\n

Gotabhaya\u2019s birthday alms giving was attended by a large number of opposition MP\u2019s including several high profile parliamentarians who defected from President Sirisena\u2019s faction of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) recently.<\/p>\n

Venerable Upali, who is a number two in the Buddhist hierarchy in the Asgiriya chapter, made it plain that he preferred Gotabhaya to any other Rajapaksa sibling.<\/p>\n

His reputation notwithstanding as the architect of the notorious \u201cwhite van\u201d kidnappings, the monk felt that Gotabhaya Rajapaksa would be a \u201creligious leader, a Buddhist leader and a Sinhala leader.\u201d<\/p>\n

Political observers have said Mahinda Rajapaksa\u2019s 2015 defeat was partly due to Gotabhaya\u2019s attempt to project a strong nationalist image and his dalliance with the extremist Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) which was accused of instigating hate attacks against minority Muslims.<\/p>\n

Gotabhaya and his then army chief Sarath Fonseka have blamed each other for the kidnappings and a string of extra judicial killings.<\/p>\n

He faces several criminal investigations, but has obtained a Supreme Court order preventing his arrest pending a court hearing in his original petition against possible arrest.<\/p>\n

The courts have been putting off the hearing with four judges recusing themselves despite one of them granting the initial order preventing his arrest.<\/p>\n

Courtesy:ECONOMY NEXT<\/em><\/p>\n

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A top Buddhist monk has asked Sri Lanka\u2019s former defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to become another \u201c Hitler\u201d who is known to have killed up to six million Jews in the Holocaust. A chief priest of the Asgiriya chapter, Venduruwe Upali, blessed Rajapaksa on his 69th birthday Wednesday by encouraging him to return to power …<\/p>\n

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