https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wariyapola_Sri_Sumangala
”In 1815, Sinhalese leaders drew up the
Kandyan Convention with the
British, handing over control of the country to them. On the day this agreement was to be signed (2 March 1815) at the
Temple of the Tooth, a British soldier had taken down the Sinhalese flag and hoisted the
Union Jack. Sri Sumangala had taken it down and raised the Sinhalese flag again,
[2] declaring that until the convention was signed the country still belonged to the Sinhalese and their flag will fly until that time. This "Sinhalese flag" is believed to be the lion flag used by the last rulers of the country, and this event is mentioned in the books recording the history of the Asgiriya Chapter.
[1]”
truth to be told, there’s no such record in asrgiri archives. Tika denai oka danne. Just like secret archives of vatican.
but, there was a small real incident involving a monk named sumangala on that day. Not wariyapola sumangala. The story we quote today originated from a tabloid story based on that real incident.
publicly available source ekak na, hence why its better to stay put
