 Galagama Sri Aththadassi Mahanayaka Thera..

Gnanarathana thero is known for voicing his right-wing political proclivities in public.In 2017, he issued a statement condoning the views of the hard-line nationalist monk Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara.At a public event in 2019, Gnanarathana thero endorsed the views of those who called for the stoning of a Muslim doctor accused of sterilization of Sinhala women as well as the boycotting of Muslim businesses, stating that Muslims are sterilizing Sinhalese through food sold in their shops.