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Sri Lanka declares dead Indian elephant national heritage

COLOMBO, May 3 (Xinhua) — The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday declared “Nadungamuwa Raja,” the famous Indian elephant who died in March as a national heritage.

A government spokesman told the weekly media briefing that following a proposal submitted by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, the government declared the pachyderm a national heritage considering the animal’s contribution towards the Buddhist religion.