INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
January 29, 2024.He was presented before the Colombo Additional Magistrate this morning (Jan
re-arrested on Tuesday morning by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) over breach of bail conditions and was presented before the
unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), acting on a complaint received against the self-styled monk who was residing in
Ratnapura.According to police, the saffron-robbed monk had allegedly issued statements demeaning Buddhism.Meanwhile, the Sangha Sabha
Committee of Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya recently unanimously decided to expel the controversial monk Ven
Ratnapure Wimalabuddha over allegedly issuing statements demeaning Buddhism.In January, this decision was communicated to the Commissioner
General of Buddhist Affairs by the Chief Prelate (Mahanayaka Thero) of Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya, Most Venerable Makulewe Wimalabhidhana
