It is reported that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s request to extend the ‘Siri Dalada Vandanawa’ until today (April 30) had been rejected by the Chief Prelates of the Asgiriya and Malwaththa chapters, as well as by the Diyawadana Nilame (Chief Custodian) of the Dalada Maligawa.
According to the ‘Kanin Konin Asunu Katha’ segment of Neth News, the President had suddenly visited Kandy during the exposition to make this request.
In order to extend the exposition, the presence of at least one of the Chief Prelates or the Diyawadana Nilame is required.
As the parties involved were not in agreement, the ‘Siri Dalada Vandanawa’ concluded as scheduled.
