Kandy Municipal Council’s Opposition Leader Niranjan Wijeyaratne called for an inquiry at the Council, to ascertain who had cut down the two huge tamarind trees by the side of the road leading to the Governor’s Lodge. He told the Council that these two tamarind trees, believed to have been planted by King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe, [...]

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Niranjan queries disappearance of two historic tamarind trees

By L.B. Senaratne
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Kandy Municipal Council’s Opposition Leader Niranjan Wijeyaratne called for an inquiry at the Council, to ascertain who had cut down the two huge tamarind trees by the side of the road leading to the Governor’s Lodge.

He told the Council that these two tamarind trees, believed to have been planted by King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe, in close proximity to his palace, stood all these years. Two gigantic specimens, cut down and spirited away unnoticed within a few hours in broad daylight.




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