The Basnayake Nilame of the Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devalaya, Dishan Gunasekara says he was questioned by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today regarding a house built for former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Kataragama.
Speaking to reporters, Dishan Gunasekara said the house was built by a person named Wimalaratne and was funded by the then Chief Incumbent of the Kataragama Kiriwehera Temple.
Stating that the person who built the house is currently unwell and the then Chief Incumbent of the Kataragama Kiriwehera Temple has passed away, Dishan Gunasekara said he was the only one aware of the details related to the building.
He further said that, as such, the CID had summoned him to provide details about the property.
Dishan Gunasekara revealed that the house did not belong to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, but was built for him by the then Chief Incumbent of the Kataragama Kiriwehera Temple.
“During the war, when Mahinda Rajapaksa visited temples, he did not stay at hotels, but instead at houses or small annexes built within the temple properties. This property in question is also a similar building,” he added. (Islandnews)
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