A stage actor who had pretended to be a relative of the Mahanayake of the Malwatta Chapter, Most Venerable Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thera, has been arrested. 

According to reports, the suspect had also pretended to be Most Venerable Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thera on a phone call with the Police. 

The suspect is accused of having obtained a National Identity Card (NIC) at the Kundasale Pradeshiya Sabha by threatening the officials, claiming to be a relative of Ven. Sumangala Thera. 

Officials from the Kandy headquarters arrested the suspect, who is a 40-year-old resident of Digana and a stage actor.

The arrest was made after the Police had been informed by an official from the Malwatta Chapter. (Newswire)

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The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has written to the Mahanayake Theras of both the Asgiriya and Malwathu Chapters, raising concerns over what it describes as the government’s attempts to oppress war heroes – referring to the military soldiers who fought to end terrorism in Sri Lanka.

In letters dated September 2 and signed by SLPP General Secretary Attorney-at-Law Sagara Kariyawasam, the party warns that while terrorism ended 16 years ago, the ideology behind it still persists. It accuses the present administration of taking steps that satisfy groups hostile to war heroes, allegedly under pressure from external actors who supported the government’s rise to power.

The SLPP claims that war heroes are being unfairly persecuted and that there is an “unspoken understanding” between the government and anti-military groups. The letters further criticize the government for neglecting the annual commemorations for fallen war heroes and instead tolerating events that glorify terrorism, both locally and abroad.

The party stressed that safeguarding the dignity of war heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country’s freedom is a national responsibility and appealed for the blessings and supportive guidance of the Maha Sangha in this matter. (Newswire)

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