A statement from the Ministry of Defense regarding the news of the withdrawal of security forces from temples and religious places

The Ministry of Defense has issued a statement saying that the three armed forces and the Civil Defense Force assigned to maintain the security of temples and religious shrines across the island will not be withdrawn.

The Ministry of Defense states that false propaganda is circulating in the social media these days saying that the government has decided to withdraw the members of the security forces from temples and religious places.  And the Ministry says that government has not taken any such decision.