The Hon. Ananda Wijepala
Ananda Wijepala stated that the Trincomalee Harbour Police removed a recently installed Buddha statue after receiving information about a security threat and concerns that night protection could not be ensured. He said police have been instructed to restore the statue with proper security, while discussions with chief incumbent monks and the District Secretary continue to resolve the matter and prevent nationalist incitement, with legal action to be taken where necessary.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, as I clarified earlier, the Trincomalee Harbour Police, acting on information about a threat to the Buddha statue, removed it to ensure its safety. It had been placed there only about 100 days earlier, and night security could not be guaranteed, so it was taken for protection. We have instructed police to restore it to its place with proper security. Discussions are ongoing with the chief incumbent monks and the District Secretary to resolve this without allowing any nationalist incitement. Legal measures, where needed, will be taken.
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Cite as: The Hon. Ananda Wijepala. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 November 2025. No. 22912. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2567