Sri Lanka, Feb. 10 -- The Chief Prelate of the Kotte Sri Kalayani Samagri Dharma Maha Sangha Sabha of Siyam Maha Nikaya, Most Venerable Dr. Ittapana Dhammalankara Thero has raised concern over the arrest and continuous remand of ten individuals, including Buddhist monks, in relation to the Buddha statue incident in Trincomalee.

Accordingly, the Chief Prelate has addressed a letter to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The letter expresses concern over the remanding of ten individuals, including Buddhist monks, in connection with the Trincomalee incident.

The letter further states that the monks had placed the Buddha statue on a plot of land historically protected by ancient kings and dedicated to the Buddha Sasana, and notes that they...