INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Chief Incumbent of Mihintale Rajamaha Viharaya, Ven
institutions.The Venerable Thero further charged that certain officials are attempting to inconvenience the government without implementing
the instructions issued by the President and the Presidential Secretariat.He made these remarks during a press conference held at the
arrived intoxicated at the historic Mihintale Rajamaha Viharaya premises last night (24), verbally abused and assaulted the monks residing
at the temple, and had even attempted to run over one of the monks with the van in which they had arrived in.The Venerable Thero also
pointed out that only a small group of six police officers have been assigned to protect the archaeological locations and devotees at the
Mihintale sacred site, and those officers were even unable to identify the vehicle license plate number or any other details of the van used
large area, the antiquities at the site are not adequately secured
He further added that he has requested the government to deploy security forces for the protection of the Mihintale sacred site and
