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MAITHRI AND RANIL FEATURED IN MURAL OF ABHAYAGIRI VIHARA
On the occasion when President Maithripala Sirisena was opening the rennovated Abhayagiri
Viharaya, it was seen that the President, the Prime Minister and a crowd of devotees had been brought to life in a mural painted there in 2015.
Viharaya, it was seen that the President, the Prime Minister and a crowd of devotees had been brought to life in a mural painted there in 2015.
Even Atamasthanadhipathi Pallegama Siriniwasa Thero could be seen in the mural. This mural has already been spread across social media and those who expressed their opinion against this during this election period had stated it is an unsuitable thing to give instructions to portray them on such a mural.
However those expressing opposite opinions in this respect say that this was something that the artists themselves did according to their own wishes and not done under instructions. the mural which was subjected to such a controversy, from BELOW
