AS her son is being taken on his final journey to the Independence Square on Christmas Eve, the anguished mother of late Ven. Soma Thero is being consoled by one of the thousands who flocked to pay homage to the ‘People’s Hamuduruwo.’

Photo by Ashoka Pieris

• Documents state Soma Thero was concerned
  over 'wrong information' relating to illness

Conspiracy theory laid to rest

While a nation continues to bemoan the loss of Ven. Gangodawila Soma Thero, dubbed the 'People's.....

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