Myanmar's fugitive ultranationalist monk Ashin Wirathu surrendered before the police in Yangon on Monday.<br />''<br />''He has been evading arrest since May last year after an arrest warrant was issued against him for allegedly inciting disaffection with the government.<br />''<br />''Monk Wirathu is known for his hardline views on Rohingyas. Wirathu was accused of hate speech for which Facebook closed his page in 2018.<br />''<br />''The National Monks Council had also banned him from making speeches for one year but it was not strictly enforced. <br />''<br />''He is also known to be pro-military and opposed to the state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.<br />''<br />''Before surrendering to the police, he spoke to a monk's association in Yangon.<br />''<br />''He said that the government has disrespected a 'son of Buddha' by bringing a case against him.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">He called upon the monks to 'do their duty in this election', reports Reuters. </span><br />