Joint Mechanism at the crossroads; Bhikkus reject President offer of truce

In the gathering storm in Sri Lanka over President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge’s seemingly inflexible decision to sign a Joint Mechanism [JM] with the LTTE for the distribution of Tsunami aid in the North and the East the Sangha, right from its highest ranking prelates, to monks from the humblest village temple backed by the majority of Buddhists are closing ranks in opposition to the President’s proposed move.