Sri Lanka, Nov. 17 -- The decision to remove the Buddha statue from the premises of the Sri Sambuddha Jayanthi Bodhiraja Viharaya in Trincomalee was taken as a precautionary measure, Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala stated in Parliament today (17).

The Public Security Minister noted that since police received information that the statue might be damaged, officers decided to remove it from the premises.

A heated situation arose last night when police officers took steps to remove a Buddha statue that had been placed on the premises of the Sri Sambuddha Jayanthi Bodhiraja Viharaya in Trincomalee.

The Sri Sambuddha Jayanthi Bodhiraja Viharaya in Trincomalee is a temple registered with the Department of Buddhist Affairs in 1951....