Srilanka, Feb. 25 -- The Colombo High Court has granted bail to Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena Organization, who had been sentenced to a nine-month prison term for making remarks deemed insulting to Islam.

The court's decision came after hearing a revision petition filed by Gnanasara Thero, requesting bail while an appeal against his sentence is ongoing.

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