COLOMBO (News 1st); The only way out of this crisis is through a political solution, and not by the repression of the people’s protest with arms, says Ven. (Dr) Omalpe Sobitha Thero.

The Chief Sanghanayake (Dakshina Lankawa) of the Ramanna Sec, speaking to media pointed out that security forces launched this brutal attack on unarmed innocent citizens who were engaging in a democratic struggle.

“Even former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa could have done this to suppress the peoples struggle. But he still didnt do it. This gives out the message that Ranil Wickremesinghe is a leader who chooses brutality, even more than Gotabaya Rajapaksa,” the Thero said.

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