The attack by the saffron-robed monks, who belong to a Sri Lankan nationalist organisation, reportedly forced the police to arrest the refugees as “illegal immigrants” on Tuesday. “These are Rohingya terrorists who killed Buddhist monks in Myanmar,” he said in his live commentary on Facebook. He said that no foreigner can be allowed to enter Sri Lanka without a valid visa. Buddhist radical organisations have expressed opposition to allowingthe Rohingyas inside Sri Lanka, on the grounds that they are foreign Muslims and “radicalised” at that. “Having had a conflict with the Buddhists in Myanmar, they will have hatred in their hearts for Buddhists in Sri Lanka.

Source: bd News24 September 26, 2017 19:41 UTC