Several Sinhala Buddhist organizations in Sri Lnaka today announced that they would support President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the upcoming presidential election.
The national organizer of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organization, Dilantha Vithanage, told media here that representatives of about 50 Buddhist organizations had participated in the conference held in Colombo today to discuss the elections.
According to the Colombo Page, moderate and extremist Buddhist organizations like BBS, Sinhala Ravaya, Jathika Hela Urumaya, Hela Ravaya, Dharma Vijaya Foundation, All Lanka Buddhist Federation etc. had sent representatives for the meeting.
The meeting was held at the BBS headquarters in Colombo.
Vithanage said the BBS would take its final decision when the presidential election schedule is announced.