Nathasha Edirisooriya arrested over remarks on Buddhism
Sri Lankan Stand-up comedian Nathasha Edirisooriya, who had allegedly insulted Buddhism during a stand-up comedy show, was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) a short while ago.
Nathasha Edirisooriya was taken into custody at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake while attempting to leave the country, according to the police.
On Saturday, the CID launched an inquiry following a complaint that the suspect had allegedly made disrespectful remarks on Buddhist philosophy and culture as well as Christianity during a stand-up comedy show held at a leading school in Colombo recently.
Later the suspect in a video online publicly apologised for the controversial statement she had made.
This scenario comes against the rather controversial backdrop of Pastor Jerome’s recent statements during a sermon he had delivered, which was also accused of insulting Buddhism, Christianity and Islam.
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Nathasha is actually an excellent comedian.
Wonder where where she overstepped.
I enjoy watching her videos on You Tube.
https://www.youtube.com/@nathashaedirisooriya?app=desktop
Unlike Pastor Jerome, the billionaire, Naththasha is just a simple woman trying to make a living by creating happiness and laughter among her audience.
The bigwigs in the Buddhist, Hindu and Catholic hierarchies should stop being stuffy and develop a sense of humor that will attract more in their audience.
One man’s food can be another man’s poison. For some, Nathasha can be an excellent comedian! For me she is not….. but a cheap artist. Her selection of topics for her so called comedy shows are questionable. Why only bashing matters related with Buddha Darma? Why she avoid selecting topics from other faiths?