The Viceroy who went to Kotte, met both King Dharmapala and the commander Veediya Bandara. He expressed his sympathies regarding the death of King Buwanekabahu. The people of Kotte told him that it was a Portuguese national who shot the king. He pretended to be deeply angered hearing this news. He said he would do everything to arrest the culprit and give the highest of punishments.