Monk claims Trump connection: “Govt destroying country, I’ll tell Trump”

January 13, 2026 at 9:23 PM

The Chief Incumbent of Mihintale Rajamaha Viharaya, Walawahangunawewe Dhammarathana Thera, while criticising the government’s proposed education reforms, claimed he could meet Donald Trump to explain how the government is destroying the country, adding that a US tax on Sri Lanka was reduced after a student known to him approached the Trump family using personal connections.