Colombo District Court has today(14) issued an interim injunction order prohibiting Narahenpita ,Abayaramaya from being used for political,commercial or any other professional work.The Court has issued an Interim Order after taken into consideration a petition filed by chief incumbent of Purvaramaya in Kirulapona Pathberiye Wimalagnana Thero .
The lawyers appeared behalf of the Petitioner Wimalagnana Thero has stated in the court that using Abayaramaya for political,commercial and professional work strictly against the teachings of Buddhism.
The petition was filed in February 2016 seeking an injunction order to prevent using Abayaramaya Temple for political activities.
The hearing of the petition postponed until 20th of November.
The Chief Incumbent of the Abayaramaya ,Venerable Muruththettuwe Ananda Thero once considered as the president of Sri Lanka's largest health trade union Public Services Nurses Union .The Temple was recently used for political activities including holding press briefings of former President Mahinda Rajapakshe and his allies.
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