Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara

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Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera (Sinhala: ගලගොඩ අත්තේ ඥාණසාර හිමි) is a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and the Secretary General of the Bodu Bala Sena, a far-right Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist organisation. He is a controversial figure in Sri Lanka and is well-known for his brash behavior, various run-ins with the law, and ultranationalistic rhetoric. Gnanasara Thera has been involved in a number of legal issues. In 2000, he was fined after pleading guilty for drunk driving after a hit-and-run which injured two people, 2018 he was sentenced to six years' rigorous imprisonment for contempt of court and in 2025 he was sentenced to nine months imprisonment for inciting religious hatred.

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