The chief incumbent of the Kataragama Kirivehera has received death threats in the form of anonynous lettters.
Ven. Thalagala Gnananada thera of the Kirivehera has lodged a complaint with the Kataragama police regarding threats posed to chief incumbent Ven. Kobawaka Damminda thera.
The thera said that these scurrilous pamphlets had said that they were the people who were managing the Mahasen devalaya at Kataragama for a considerable period and that it has been vested with a relative of the Ven.Kobawaka Damminda thera.
The letters said they will never allow Ven.Kobawaka Damminda thera to celebrate the forthcoming new year. Investigations are done on the instructions of SP Laksiri Geethal.