Muhudu Maha Viharaya

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A recent photo taken shows how Muslim squatters have now managed to errect a barbed wire fencing on one side about 400 yards from Muhudu Maha Viharaya at Pottuvil. They now occupy more than twenty five acres of strict archaeological reserve area and had been building permanent houses. Under such circumstances it is not possible to excavate this area to find out the extent of Muhudu Maha Viharaya or its 2000 year old remains and to redevelop this ancient Buddhist site belonging to Sinhale for future generations.

All successive governments that came to power with Sinhala votes so far have not taken any action to evict these encroachers. Sinhala politicians have chosen not to speak against these hostile minorities even when our archaeological sites are threatened or destroyed by them, but to be slavishly dependent on their votes. It is a non- existent problem to Sinhala politicians.

C. Siri Anandagoda