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Islamist extremism worse than any other extremism: Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara

05 Dec 2021

  • Gnanasara Thera speaks on Pakistan lynching
By Buddhika Samaraweera Claiming that Islamist extremism has now become more horrendous and savage than any other type of extremism in the world, Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary and One Country, One Law Presidential Task Force Chairman Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera said the brutal killing of Priyantha Kumara by a mob in Silakot, Pakistan last Friday (3) should be used as a catalyst to eradicate the growing Islamist extremism in Sri Lanka. Commenting on the death of Kumara to the media yesterday (5), Ven. Gnanasara Thera said that despite the existence of various other forms of extremism in the world, including religious extremism, Islamist extremism has now become the most horrendous and savage of all. “The consequences of any type of extremism, not just religious extremism, can be devastating, but Islamist extremism is the most horrendous and savage extremism to which any other extremism in the world cannot even come closer. It is relentlessly undermining the values of all the achievements of man over the centuries, including science, technology, knowledge, culture, civilisation, art, and philosophy,” he said. Ven. Gnanasara Thera also said that it was important to understand the true nature of Islamist extremism that is currently engulfing the world, adding that the brutal killing of Kumara should be used as a catalyst to defeat the rising Islamist extremism in Sri Lanka as well. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday stated that the remains of Kumara would be dispatched to Sri Lanka today (6) through SriLankan Airlines at state cost. According to the Foreign Ministry, the remains would be received by Kumara’s next-of-kin at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).


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