Bishop of Colombo, Rt. Rev. Dhiloraj Canagasabey hs expressed displeasure at the attempted removal of Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister and has called on the President to uphold the Constitution. 

The Bishop also said the133rd Annual Council of the Diocese of Colombo had adopted a petition condemning the attempted removal of the Prime Minister. 

'That short-term expediency should not take precedence over ethical standards is something rooted with the teaching or all religions that we claim to profess in this land. These high moral teachings must be our guide and the lamp that must light our actions. We call upon the President to safeguard the Constitution and honour the mandate given to him,' he said.

The full letter is reproduced below: