Expressing his dismay at the recent controversial comments made by Asgiriya Anunayake Vendaruwe Upali thera asking Former Secretary of Defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa to be like Hitler, Minister Mangala Samaraweera says he was deeply ashamed by the statement made.
“This statement by a responsible and senior monk in the country is both serious and clearly malicious” releasing a communique he said adding that any person who is of right sound and mind cannot make such a shameless statement while knowing of the brutal rule carried out by Hitler and the Nazis in Germany.
The Minister also went on to say that Buddha in his Dhamma does not condone dictatorships at any point. “Therefore only a monk following the steps of Devadatta thera can make such a fearsome statement” the Minister claimed.
He also warned the people of the country must beware of such statements made with vile intentions which call for the rule of a killer and are against Buddhist precepts as well as social norms.
According to the Minister rulers such as Hitler converted the whole of Germany into a prison while killing thousands of innocent people through the use of inhumane methods such as gas chambers and was considered as the cruellest dictator in recent history.
In his statement, the Minister also pointed out that the former Rajapaksa regime too showed similar signs. “No one had the right to life under the Rajakasa rule,” he said.
However, the government will never allow this country’s people to be subjected to a military junta rule lead by the Rajapaksa family, the finance Minister affirmed.
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