The celebration of the 92nd National Day of Saudi Arabia was organized yesterday (23) afternoon at the Colombo Shangri-La Hotel.
Prime Minister Dinesha Gunawardena, Speaker Mahinda Yapa, President’s Senior Advisor Sagala Ratnayake and many distinguished guests attended the event.
The special attention of this National Day event is that Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thero has joined the event as a special guest. It is clear from the observation of social media that his presence, who has acted strongly on Muslim extremism and criticized Saudi organizations on several occasions, has caused many people to be surprised.
Its Chief Executive Officer Lecturer Dilantha Withanage, who had been away from the activities of the Bodu Bala Sena organization for several years, also participated in this National Day celebration along with Gnanasara Thero as a special guest.
The Bodu Bala Sena organization has come to the conclusion that with Saudi Crown Prince Salman adopting a moderate policy against Islamic extremism, the Saudi embassy departments are working with different attitudes.
Accordingly, several rounds of discussions were held recently between the Saudi ambassador officials and representatives of the Bodu Bala Sena organization led by Gnanasara Thera.
The report also states that Saudi diplomatic departments have asked Gnanasara Thero to take the lead in establishing Buddhist-Muslim friendship by studying Buddhist and Muslim problems internationally.
