The baby elephant was brought to the temple and given

The baby elephant was brought to the temple and given - Uduwe Thera

A media briefing was held yesterday afternoon 17th instant at the Allen Mathiniyarama temple in Kirulapone. Venerable Uduwe Dhammaloka Thera  the chief

incumbent of the temple had this to say:

For a perahera procession of the temple a number of elephants were brought to the temple premises.The baby elephant in question was one that was brought but not taken back.The Thera had telephoned the  then Minister of wild life Wijith Wijayamuni Soysa about this baby elephant. He had told to keep the baby elephant and look after.

Hence the Uduwe Thera had carefully and fondly looked after the baby elephant. The CID had questioned about the baby elephant from the Thera  three times. Then on each occasions the Thera had disclosed the truth. However via the media the Thera had come to know that over this matter he is to be arrested.

What the Thera thinks  it is like Mugala Rahathan Thera he too is to be found fault for something he was not guilty of.As a person who obeys the law he is prepared  to go to jail.