The Mahanayaka of the Rangiri Dambulu chapter Inamaluwe Sumangala thero, one of the key figures in the on-going tensions in Dambulla over the presence of a mosque and kovil near his Temple, perhaps in response to the public outcry against the violence instigated by him, has told the BBC that TV footage that showed monks engaged in violence – including one monk disrobing and exposing himself to the mosque – were fake.
El thero Inamaluwe Sumangala, Mahanayaka del capítulo de Rangiri Dambulu, una de las figuras clave en las actuales tensiones en Dambulla por la presencia de una mezquita y un kovil cerca de su templo, tal vez en respuesta al pedido público en contra de la violencia que ha instigado, ha dicho a la BBC que el material de televisión que mostraba monjes participando en la violencia – incluido un monje que se sacaba las vestiduras y se exhibía ante la mezquita – era falso.