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4 sourcesNov 18, 2025

President Orders Probe on Trinco Buddha Row

Sri Lankan Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called for an urgent report from Public Security Ministry Secretary Ravi Seneviratne regarding the controversial incident in Trincomalee where police allegedly attempted to remove a Buddha statue. The President made this announcement while addressing Parliament this evening.The controversy centers on a land parcel belonging to Sri Sambuddhatva Jayanthi Bodhiraja Vihara, located along Kotuwa Road, adjacent to Trincomalee's picturesque beach.In recent days, a temporary structure was erected on this land, and a Buddha statue was placed there-sparking heated debate and escalating tensions.A comprehensive report on Prime Time News at 9 PM on TV1

News First•Nov 18, 2025
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The President made this announcement while addressing Parliament this evening. In recent days, a temporary structure was erected on this land, and a Buddha statue was placed there-sparking heated debate and escalating tensions. A comprehensive report on Prime Time News at 9 PM on TV1

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People
  • Ananda Wijepala4
  • Karagoda Uyangoda Maithri Murthy Thero
  • Trincomalee Kalyanawamsathissa Thero
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake
  • Shanakiyan Rasamanickam
  • Amarapura Maha Nikaya
  • Nalinda Jayatissa
  • Ravi Seneviratne
Organisations
  • Parliament of Sri Lanka6
  • Coastal Conservation Department3
  • Department of Coast Conservation2
  • Department of Buddhist Affairs2
  • National People's Power2
  • Trincomalee Magistrate's Court
  • Coast Conservation Department
  • Trincomalee Harbour Police
Places
  • Trincomalee9
  • Trincomalee.The3
  • Sri Lanka3
  • Kotuwa Road2
  • Sri Sambuddhathwa Jayanthi Bodhiraja Viharaya
  • Trincomalee.According
  • Trincomalee Harbour
  • Trincomalee.However
Keywords
  • statue5
  • minister3
  • temple3
  • tense3
  • situation2
  • incident2
  • dispute2
  • issues2
  • probe2
  • clarification

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  • “Don t add fuel to the fire and make it worse”- Cabinet Spokesman on Trinco incidentAda Derana·Nov 18, 2025
  • Police Minister warns against politicizing Trincomalee disputeNewsWire English·Nov 18, 2025
  • Tense standoff over temple construction in TrincomaleeHiru News - English·Nov 17, 2025
  • Trinco Temple Land Dispute Sparks ProbeNews First·Nov 17, 2025
  • Amarapura Maha Nikaya issues statement on Trincomalee Buddha statue incidentAda Derana·Nov 17, 2025
  • Police clarify video footage showing removal of Buddha statue from temple premises in TrincomaleeAda Derana·Nov 17, 2025
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  • Police acted for protection of Buddha statue - Minister responds to tense situation in TrincomaleeAda Derana·Nov 17, 2025
  • Tense situation in Trincomalee : Police Minister issues clarificationNewsWire English·Nov 17, 2025
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