The Chief Prelates of the three chapters have directed a letter to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to summon all party leaders as the Head of State and to take steps to appoint an all-party government.
The letter was undersigned by the Chief Prelates of the Asgiri, Malwathu, Amarapura, and Ramanya sects.
The letter cites 10 points and calls for the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution to be passed promptly and for the formation of an all-party government to table a detailed short-term programme to address public grievances and to create economic stability and provide immediate relief to the people.
The letter calls for livelihoods to be secured promptly by instilling political and economic stability.
The Chief Prelates also stated that despite the President informing them in writing that he will work towards achieving these goals, positive steps have not been taken yet to resolve the prevalent crises and charged that efforts are underway to act according to usual party-political agendas.
The Chief Prelates also claimed that the public is increasingly burdened by the rising cost of living adding that the people are battered by the difficulties in sourcing essential food items, medicine, and fuel.
The venerable added it is their belief that had the President indicated flexibility as the Head of State to the series of proposals presented by them, such an anarchic situation would not have been created in the country.
The Chief Prelates also stated that Sri Lanka is a failed state due to the lack of a macroeconomic plan.
The letter also claims that the failure by the Executive and the Legislature to establish the rule of law and prevent corruption and fraud led to the present turmoil.
The letter adds instead of providing stringent solutions to public grievances, and continued suppression on peaceful people’s protests have further intensified public’s dissent.
They claimed that it is timely for all party leaders to work together towards the benefit of the public for a certain time period with sensitivity towards the social unrest and public dissent.

