Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says steps will be taken as a government to assist protecting Buddhism and Buddha Sasana.
The Prime Minister says some people carry out propaganda that they protect Buddhism but are not in action practically.
Prime Minister Wickremesinghe expressed these views at a function held at a Buddhist temple in Colombo.
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