** FILE ** Leader of Sri Lankan Buddhist monk's political party National Heritage, Ellawala Medhananda, left, speaks during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in this Thursday, May 19, 2005 file photo. The tale of Medhananda and his shiny, new Mercedes-Benz has fueled a bizarre national drama that has angered Sri Lankans and tainted a group of revered religious leaders with corruption. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)