Ven. Rajangane Saddharathana Thera granted bail.

Ven. Rajangane Saddharathana Thera granted bail.

Venerable Rajangane Saddharathana Thera who was arrested and remanded for making statements that could disrupt religious harmony, has been granted bail.

Venerable Rajangane Saddharathana Thera was granted bail by the Fort Magistrates Court today. 

He was arrested in Anuradhapura in May based on a complaint filed by a fellow monk, Venerable Pahiyangala Ananda Sagara Thera.

In the complaint, Venerable Rajangane Saddharathana Thera was accused of having made comments that harm religious co-existence and those disrespectful to Buddhism.