The tusker "Muthu Raja "who is in the line of Tuskers eligible to carrying the sacred tooth relics of Lord Buddha at Dalada Maligawa and fallen sick due the ill treatment received from his mahout at Kande Viharaya in Aluthgama (Western Province) ,had flown back to Thailand for medical treatment on his,wounds from Katunayake International Airport last morning(02).
The tusker weighing 4000 KG was gifted to former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge by the Royal family in Thailand in 2001 and later he was handed over to the Kande Viharaya by the government .
Muthuraja who had flown back to his native country Thailand was sent to A 30 day quarantine upon his arrival it has been reported.He was flown back to Thailand by a Russian cargo plane sent by the Thai authorities.
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