Intentions, Methodologies and Strategies of Bodhu Bala Sena (Army of Buddhist Power) are UnBuddhistic Bordering on the Pagan and Archaic

30 April 2013, 5:25 pm

Bodu Bala Sena Rally in Kandy

By

Vishnuguptha

“I never will, by any word or act, bow to the shrine of intolerance or admit a right of inquiry into the religious opinions of others.” ~ Thomas Jefferson 

The intentions, methodologies and strategies of the Bodhu Bala Sena (Army of Buddhist Power) have so far been most unBuddhistic and bordering on the pagan and archaic. Their obvious intolerance and the crudest way they show it on village squares and town-halls, trashing other religions and their faithful devotees sometimes spill over the banks of decency and civility, a verbal diarrhea discharged at the whims and fancies of Buddhist fundamentalists preaching a new kind of ‘oriental jihad’, as some pundit said.

Fact finding report on the recent tensions between Muslims and Tamils in Mulliyawalai

28 April 2013, 8:42 pm

By

WOMEN’S ACTION NETWORK

Muslims and Tamils have returned to the North having experienced immense loss and struggles over the last 30 years. Post-2009 Muslims and Tamils have begun returning to Mullaiteevu and resettlement has been taking place slowly. However the numbers that are attempting to and have returned is much higher than the number displaced 30 years ago.

The ‘Miraculous’ Recovery of Duminda Silva in Mahinda Rajapaksa’s ‘Wonder of Asia’

28 April 2013, 2:02 am on http://www.dbsjeyaraj.com

by Tisaranee Gunasekara

pic courtesy: tamilwin

“I think we are blind….. Blind people who can see, but do not see” ~ Jose Saramago (Blindness)

Miracles happen in the ‘Wonder of Asia’.

Last week, the lawyers representing Parliamentarian Duminda Silva – on the basis of multiple diagnoses by eminent physicians – assured a court of law that their client was a grievously sick man. The judge was told that Mr. Silva’s left side was paralysed, his brain function down by 40% and his

Worries Of Budu Bala Sena

By Rifai Naleemi -

Do we really need to response to the provocations and hated campaigns of this tiny group of extremists in Sri Lanka?  Much has been said and written about them in various news papers and TV broadcasting. It has been highlighted in recent media presentation and press release.  Reading through what has been said and written about them I could notice that there are two schools of thought in our response to the provocations and activities of this group. One school of thought argues that BBS should be

#Video: #Burmese Security Filled Mass Graves With #Muslims

April 24, 2013 | Posted by: COLOMBO_TELEGRAPH

 

Burmese security forces organised and stood guard over Buddhist attacks on Muslim settlements before burying scores of bodies, some with their hands tied behind their backs, in mass graves, Human Rights Watch said in a report.

"Rally for Unity - Hate Has No Place in Sri Lanka”

 April 28th, Colombo.

A movement to show that moderates are strong & united against hate and are
committed to promote understanding about the strengths of diversity & unity.

Given the recent spate of hate speech and the marginalization of minority
communities in general, a voluntary movement of

Mahinda Picking Muslims Individually While Gota Helping BBS

April 18, 2013 |  Posted by: COLOMBO_TELEGRAPH

 

By Ajith Parakum Jayasinghe –                     

                                        

Ajith Parakum Jayasinghe

President Mahinda Rajapaksa during his tour of Kataragama visited the mosque situated in the Kataragama Sacred City on April 15. Having been welcomed by the Moulavi of the mosque, the President participated in religious observations and received his blessings. Uva Chief Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa, Indigenous Medicine Minister