An election was held on August 25 at the District Secretariat, Kurunegala under the patronage of Commissioner General of Buddhist Affairs to fill the two Nilame vacancies at the Ibbagamuwa-Kirindigolla “Sri Vishnu Devalaya “ and Rideegama-Jankure “Sri Vishnu Devalaya” under the provisions of Section 8 of Buddhist Temporal Act No.19 of 1931.
With the votes of eligible Divisional Secretaries and Nilames of certain Devalayas Anura Leuke, the Chairman and Managing Director of Sewana Group of Industries- Kandy was selected as the new Basnayake Nilame of “Kirindigolla Vishnu Devalaya” and Upendra Mahesh Wijerathne, the Chairman and Managing Director of Bitulink Group of Companies – Giriulla as the Basnayake Nilame of “Jankure Vishnu Devalaya–Rideegama.
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