SriLanka, May 30 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that fostering a religious awakening among the younger generation is essential in order to close the destructive pathway linked to narcotics and related social evils and emphasised that religious leaders, led by the Maha Sangha, have a major responsibility.

The President further pointed out that, for the first time in Sri Lanka, the political protection that once existed for drug trafficking and organised crime has been dismantled, stressing that no individual involved in such activities now receives political patronage.

President Dissanayake made these remarks while attending the Vaishakya Festival 2026 held at the Ganewewa Purana Viharaya in Nikaweratiya yesterday (29).

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