Sri Lanka, March 15 -- Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thera yesterday said that he made necessary facilities for former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to leave the country during the Aragalaya with the objective of restoring the government mechanism.

The Thera said that there was a suspicion that his life was at risk when leaving the country through airport "At that point of time there was a protest at VIP lounge demanding the authorities not to allow former President to leave the country.

Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thera added he intervened to ensure him a safe passage by holding discussion with the factions involved in protests. "The book published by the former President mentioned about our activities.Reference on Buddhist monks including me in this bo...