Srilanka, Oct. 16 -- The Most Venerable Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Mahanayake Thero of the Asgiriya Chapter has stated that the imprisoned Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero should be released.

The Mahanayake Thero made these remarks when a delegation of senior prison officials, including Commissioner of Prisons (Operations and Media) Senaka Palletenna, paid a courtesy call on him today (16) at the Asgiriya Maha Viharaya.

During the meeting, the Mahanayake Thero inquired whether there was a procedure in place to secure Gnanasara Thero's release.

In response, the Commissioner of Prisons stated that no definitive decision had been made in this regard to date.

Subsequently, the Commissioner of Prisons paid a courtesy call on the...