Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Presidential Secretary Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake was unable to provide a definitive answer on the request to rectify an alleged technical flaw in the presidential pardon granted to Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera, following discussions with Buddhist monks who staged a march to the vicinity of the Presidential Secretariat yesterday.

The Maha Sangha, who arrived in Colombo as part of the "Nidhase Paada Yaathraa" (March for Freedom), requested that the alleged technical flaw in the pardon granted to Gnanasara Thera by former President Maithripala Sirisena be rectified.

The monks also sought a clear timeframe for resolving the matter, stating that they were aware that the Presidential Secretary had already di...