Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesighe and former president Mahinda Rajapaksa both visited the Temple of the Tooth on Tuesday, to get blessings ahead of the general elections in a month’s time.
Mr Wickremesinghe, alongside senior members of his alliance, including, the JHU’s Champika Ranawaka, Rajitha Senaratne, Karu Jayasuriya, Lakshman Kiriella, Arjuna Ranatunga and Malik Samarawickrama, engaged in discussions with the chief prelate of the Malwathu chapter, Thibbatuwaw Sri Sumangala.
The former president also visited the sacred tooth this morning, alongside other candidates from his UPFA.
Mr Rajapaksa went on to visit head monk Mr Thibbatuwawe too, and complained to him about the interrogation against government employees by the current government.
He said that “putting a stop to this is our intention”.