Colombo Fort Magistrate has issued an arrest warrant for Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera today following his absence in a court case. The cases pertaining to Gnanasara Thera's alleged defamatory comments on the Quran and on his alleged obstruction of a press conference of the Jathika Bala Sena (JBS)were taken up for hearing today.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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