Nathasha Edirisooriya who made some controversial statements at a stand up comedy event held recently was arrested by the CID at Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake.
The Police said she was arrested while trying to leave the country.
Edirisooriya’s statements that comparisons of the childhood of Prince Siddhartha sparked controversy in past few days and three complaints, two by Buddhist monks, were lodged against her.
After the clips of comedy show went viral on social media, Edirisooriya apologized for them and removed relevent video clips from Youtube.
