[Sri Lanka] - Mahanayaka Theros require needed legal provisions to prevent distortion of Buddhist mentors

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Chief Prelates (Mahanayaka Theros) of all three Buddhist Chapters in Sri Lanka have called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe to
implement the law against the organized groups of people who they claim are spreading false ideologies regarding Buddhism and are harming
the Buddhist philosophy and its cultural values.In a joint letter addressed to the Head of State, the chief prelates highlight that it has
become evident that the behaviour of such individuals who are trying to destroy Buddhism can no longer be considered as mere
carried out in order to corrupt the noble interpretation of the religion, it is time to prepare the necessary legal provisions to prevent
emphasized the urgent need to prepare necessary legal provisions to implement the law against such individuals who are trying to create
social disturbances by misleading the Buddhist community by promoting such statements on social media and to regulate the promotion of such