While rejecting reports circulating on social media, Sri Dalada Maligawa Diyawadana Nilame Pradeep Nilanga Dela stated that the electricity bill received for the Sri Dalada Maligawa was paid using the facility provided by the chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL).

He has told Dailymirror news website that he received an electricity bill of 2.7 million rupees after the increase in the electricity bill.

“We have not received any electricity bill for the Sri Dalada Maligawa and this was the first time we received such a huge bill,” he said.

However, we talked to the PUCSL chairman. He made some arrangements to pay the bill. After that, we paid Rs. 1.3 million to settle the bill, DiyawadanIa Nilame added.