President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today (07) declared tusker 'Nedungamuwa Raja' a national treasure.
Following the ceremonial tusker's passing earlier this morning, President Rajapaksa issued directives to the Secretary to the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious & Cultural Affairs Professor Kapila Gunawardena to preserve the carcass of the tusker.
A team of officials attached to the National Museum was also dispatched to Nedungamuwa in Weliweriya, Gampaha, where the tusker was residing, so as to collect more information about him, the President's Media Division (PMD) said.
Nedungamuwa Raja', gifted from India, was the tallest tamed tusker in Sri Lanka, towering nearly 10.5 feet (3.2 metres) in height.
He was the bearer of the Sacred Tooth Relics Casket at the Kandy Esala Perahera for 12 years, having carried it for the most number of times.
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