Visa for Gnanasara Thera considered in accordance with rules-UK
Britain said that any visa application from Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera of Bodu Bala Sena would be considered in accordance with the Immigration Rules.
In response to a question whether they (UK government) have any plans to ban Ven. Gnanasara Thera, from entering the United Kingdom, Minister of State for Crime Prevention and Antisocial Behaviour Reduction Lord Taylor of Holbeach said the Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases, because the Home Office has obligations in law to protect this information.
“I can confirm that any visa application from Ven.Gnanasara Thera would be considered in accordance with the Immigration Rules,” he told UK Parliament.
He also said: “Under the Prevent strategy, the Unacceptable Behaviours policy has prevented a cross section of extremists from entering the UK. This includes excluding individuals for public speaking or publishing material that foments, justifies or glorifies terrorist violence or fosters hatred which might lead to inter-community violence in the UK or otherwise can be demonstrated as providing support for extremists.”
“Coming to the UK is a privilege we refuse to extend to those who would subvert our shared values,” he added.
(Daily Mirror)
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The British Colonial policy has not changed since the middle ages in that anything anti british is considered savage as ven malthus put it and malthus was a christian and his belief to civilise the colonies was thru christian
faith …however the hypocrisy of this policy is reflected wen the infidels (muslims) are allowed to go in and out freely. The best that the BBS ought to do is not to apply for a visa but get the the Lankans ought to sponsor an invitation for Venerable Gnanasara to vist Britain and if it is refused then challenge decision in a court of Law.
Zama thank you for your suggestion which makes sense. That said, I suggest Ven Gnanadsara to apply VISA together with Rev. Raiappu, Rev. Ranjth Malcolm, Minister Baduddin & Hakim. Sure, they will all get VISA.
Funny that Britain sees no problem in giving visa to TNA despite that TNA regularly justifies LTTE’s violence and holds communal-racist-separatist politics as its primary focus! What a bunch of hypocrites!