The Anuradhapura era (9th century AD) statue toppled while arranging its stand on May 21, and there is a crack on the vertical line, he told Sri Lanka Mirror.
Both the director of the museum and prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had maintained no Buddha statue should be taken out of the museum.
But, the PM’s advisers had insisted a Buddha statue with archaeological value should be placed along with sacred relics brought from Pakistan during a display at Temple Trees.
In the end, top officials of Temple Trees took this Buddha statue to Temple Trees on May 20.
Immediately after the incident, minister S.B. Nawinna mediated and got the Buddha statue returned to the museum.
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