Police obtained a court order preventing several Buddhist monks from demonstrating near the Pettah Bodhi.
Accordingly, the court restrained several monks,including Ven. Pahiangala Ananda Sagara Thero, the convener of the ‘Save Lanka’ national movement, Ven. Ulapane Sumangala Thero and Ven. Kalubowila Paduma and others who planned the protest movement in Pettah.