The President was made ill to show that the voodoo doll ritual was successful (Video)

A false rumor was spread on social media yesterday (24) that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake had been admitted to a private hospital due to a sudden illness. This news spread so widely that it prompted the President's Media Division to issue an official statement refuting it. Investigations so far reveal that this rumor was circulated on social media by a certain political group, and its background is to convince their supporters that the results of a superstitious ritual of 'sticking pins into clay dolls' have been achieved, thereby giving them satisfaction.

Recently, Pitiduwe Siridhamma, also known as Siri Samanthabhadra Thero, who came to the Viharamahadevi Park Satyagraha premises, had this ritual performed by Mahasona. A clay figure resembling President Anura Kumara was molded, and poisonous thorns from the Ugurassa plant were stuck into it, while chanting mantras and cursing in a way that would bring misfortune to that individual. Justifying this hateful act, which has no connection whatsoever to Buddhism and is rejected by Buddhist philosophy, Siridhamma Thero spoke at the event and described it as follows.

"When we were in our villages, we didn't just go to university and get degrees. We learned all the local rituals and practices that were in the village. We learned 'was kavi' (curses), 'seth kavi' (blessings), good ones and bad ones. But we didn't get a chance to perform them. As soon as an opportunity arose, we would quickly do it to see if it was true or false.

Now we are testing. I am testing these things. We tested once on December 31st. It was exactly right. Today we are testing something else. We believe that there is power in the sky and on earth. That is the power we are using for this. We combine our power with that power.

Then, tasks that we cannot do, tasks that people cannot do, we get done by these invisible forces. Well, we don't all need to say that.

Also, you have always seen these things that have been made. In South Africa, in the world. Even in South Africa, there is this practice of sticking pins into figures.

Even today, we brought this clay, made a figure, brought Ugurassa thorns, brought poisonous thorns, and are trying to stick these thorns. I've done this before too. We have good experience. What we do is not for nothing.

There is a reason. When disaster or trouble befalls this country and nation, we perform these acts and invite these invisible forces. For thousands of years, the main demon worshipped in our low country is Mahason Deva, Siddha Mahason Devathawa.

We invite Mahason Devathawa, who resides surrounded by thirty thousand attendants, accompanied by demons and demonesses. We also make another invitation.

It's not just gods; there are Kumbhandas. Then there are Bahirawas. We invoke all of them; they don't ask anything from us. We have nothing to do. We say, solve these people's problems, give them what they expect, release Gnanasara Thero, now it's their time.

After this act, the Chief Prelate of Malwathu Viharaya arranged for Siri Samanthabhadra Thero to be summoned to the Malwathu Viharaya and admonished him. Thereafter, the Thero remained silent.

When studying traditional rural society and ritualistic practices in Sri Lanka, a figure commonly known as a 'Hooniyam Doll' (voodoo doll) among 'Hadi Hooniyam and Kodiwina' (black magic and curses) is placed on a banana leaf, and mantras are chanted with the intention of targeting a specific person to destroy or sicken the enemy.

According to occult beliefs, this doll symbolizes the body of the intended enemy. The fundamental belief here is that wherever pins are stuck into the doll, severe pain or disabilities like paralysis will occur in the corresponding part of the real body.

Modern science or medicine does not accept that someone can be made ill through such external curses. However, surveys have only shown that if a person believes they have been cursed with 'hooniya', there is a tendency for them to genuinely fall ill due to the intense psychological fear and stress (Nocebo Effect) caused by that belief.

It appears that the rumor about President Anura Kumara being hospitalized due to illness was spread to demonstrate the success of this act, driven by envy and revenge, purely for the gratification of the superstitious.

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