Ven. Dr. Walawahangunawewe Dhammarathana Thero, Chief Incumbent of the Mihintala Rajamaha Viharaya, stated that the government must accept full responsibility for the incident in which Buddhist monks were attacked in Anuradhapura.
He further expressed his belief that this incident took place under the direction and instructions of the government, with the full facilitation of the police.
He remarked that the attack on the monks including Ven. Kassapa Thero, who was engaged in a fast was carried out in the same manner as the assault on unarmed protesters during the Aragalaya at Galle Face Green. He pointed out that regardless of what pro-government social media users may say, the government cannot evade responsibility for this incident.