Bodu Bala Sena leader Galagoda Atthe Gnanasara Thero, who was serving a 9-month prison sentence, was released on bail today.
Police are filing a case against the Thero for allegedly saying, “Islam is a cancer, it must be eradicated” at a media conference held in Kirulapone on July 16, 2016. The statement was alleged to have posed a threat to ethnic harmony and violated Section 291 of the Penal Code.