Thu, May 23, 2013, 01:11 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
May 23, Colombo: A controversial Buddhist organization in Sri Lanka, the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), says that the government had not made sufficient effort to reconnect with the Tamil people following the end of the war.
BBS General Secretary Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero said although the government built roads and developed the infrastructure in the North, it would not win the hearts of the people.
Explaining that the war had prevented the Sinhala people from connecting with the Tamil people, the Thero said the BBS wants to build a rapport with the people in the North.
According to the Thero, there are over 400 Christian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the country, which did "nothing for these people".
The BBS organization has been alleged of having links with the LTE diaspora in and receiving funds from Norway.