Well Known Buddhist Monk Of Sri Lanka Most Venerable Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero Has Passed Away At A Hospital In Singapore

One of the well known Buddhist Monks in the country Most Venerable Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero the chief incumbent of 
  Kotte Naga Viharaya (Temple) has passed away this morning at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore while receiving treatment .for a severe ailment.

Venerable Sobitha Thero has underwent a Bypass Surgery recently at a Private Hospital in Colombo and as he has developed some complications afterwards government has sent him to Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore on last Tuesday(03) for further medical check-up.

The remains of the Maduluwawe Sobith Thero will be brought back to Colombo tonight from a Sri Lankan Flight UL-309.

The government has declared a day of National Mourning on this Thursday(12) as the final rites of Sobitha Thero will be performed at Parliamentary Grounds on that day .Government has decided to held a State Funeral for Venerable Sobitha Thero who was a key figure in the country spoke against fraud and corruption of the previous government .

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JVP is at present taking legal advise from the lawyers  regarding the No Confidence Motion MP Ratnayake has said.

"As the Minister who is responsible for Police Department State Minister Thilak Marapana has accused few days ago  the Police  have tried  to gain points by arresting weapons stored in Avant Garde Floating Armory .On the Other hand Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe has said Police knew  nothing on Avant Garde Issue and the weapons found at Avant Garde Floating Armory have no licences .Who is telling the truth here" Questioned JVP MP Ratnayake.

Addressing a Media Briefing held in Colombo today(07) MP Ratnayake has said "Now cat  ran out of the bag and both State Minister Of Law And Order Marapana  and Justice Minister Wijedasa Rajapakshe have made statements supporting  the management of Avant Garde and several MP'S belonging to Good Governance Government too made supporting comments regarding Avant Garde.The aim of this group is to protect the corrupt Rajapaksha regime and Avant Garde Issue they have  involved in."

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