On Feb. 4th 1978, with others including Lalith Abesinghe and late Nissanka Karunathilaka, Bahu hoisted black flags in Kandy area, against launching the dictatorial constitution. They were arrested and remanded. Later university of Peradeniya removed Bahu from the post of Senior Lecturer in the Engineering faculty. However later after an inquiry cabinet decided that Bahu was politically victimized hence he should be reinstated with back wages. Dr Sarath Amunugama as Minster of education sent a letter conveying that decision.
The producers of the feature documentary No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka have condemned an unsuccessful attempt by the Sri Lankan government to prevent the screening of the film as part of the Film South Asia film festival in Nepal. The film’s director Callum Macrae accused the government of attempting to suppress the truth about their complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity.
