The Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickremaratne has been requested to take action to prevent the alleged slanderous propaganda on some social media platforms defaming the Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa) in Kandy and the Mahanayake Theros.
The request has been made in a letter addressed to the IGP by the Mahanayake of the Asgiriya Chapter Most Ven. Warakagoda Gnanarathana Thero, Mahanayake of Malwathu Chapter Most Ven. Thibbotuwave Sri Sumangala Thero, and Diyawadana Nilame of Sri Dalada Maligawa Pradeep Nilanga Dela.
The letter highlights the malicious and false statements being circulated on social media and certain media on the Sri Dalada Maligawa, the Malwathu-Asgiri Mahanayake Theras, and the Diyawadana Nilame.
Thanking the IGP for having taken prompt action on a previous occasion, the Theros and Diyawadana Nilame have requested action to be taken against the newly circulated baseless, false and hateful statements.
The letter points out that this malicious campaign is aimed at undermining the faith and sacredness of Buddhist people in Sri Lanka and abroad for the Dalada Maligawa as well as religious services. (NewsWire)