President instructs to name tusker Nadungamuwa Raja as a national treasure

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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday instructed the Secretary to the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Prof. Kapila Gunawardena to name the deceased tusker Nadungamuwe Raja who carried the casket containing the Sacred Tooth Relic, as a National Treasure.

The President also instructed to preserve the body of the Nadungamuwa Raja for future generations to witness.

A team of officials from the National Museum has visited Nadungamuwa, Weliweriya in Gampaha where the tusker was living in.

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