{"id":1968,"date":"2026-05-30T06:37:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T06:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/?p=1968"},"modified":"2026-05-30T06:37:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T06:37:20","slug":"pallekama-hemarathana-thero-should-step-down-until-investigations-are-completed-galagoda-aththe-gnanasara-thero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/2026\/05\/30\/pallekama-hemarathana-thero-should-step-down-until-investigations-are-completed-galagoda-aththe-gnanasara-thero\/","title":{"rendered":"Pallekama Hemarathana Thero Should Step Down Until Investigations Are Completed \u2013 Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero has urged Pallekama Hemarathana Thero to step down from the position of Atamasthanadhipathi until the ongoing investigations are concluded, setting an example through his actions.<\/p>\n<p>He made these remarks while addressing a media briefing held in Rajagiriya, Colombo, on Friday (29).<\/p>\n<p>Speaking further, Gnanasara Thero stated that wrongdoing remains wrongdoing regardless of who commits it, whether the offence is considered minor or serious. He emphasized that if a wrongdoing has occurred, there are legal procedures in place to address it.<\/p>\n<p>He further noted that although the matter has been subjected to legal processes, it appears that the public has not been fully satisfied with the way the issue has been handled. According to him, the continued allegations and criticism have resulted in the wider Buddhist monastic community and related institutions becoming the focus of scrutiny, which he believes is inappropriate.<\/p>\n<p>Gnanasara Thero also expressed concern that such controversies are receiving significant public attention during the Vesak Full Moon season, a period of special religious importance for Buddhists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero has urged Pallekama Hemarathana Thero to step down from the position of Atamasthanadhipathi until the ongoing investigations are concluded, setting an example through his actions. He made these remarks while addressing a media briefing held in Rajagiriya, Colombo, on Friday (29). Speaking further, Gnanasara Thero stated that wrongdoing remains wrongdoing regardless &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1969,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1968"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1970,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1968\/revisions\/1970"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}