Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya yesterday backtracked on her previous statement, in which she had instructed education officials not to invite politicians to participate in school functions.
Speaking in Parliament, the Prime Minister stated that no rule had been imposed but emphasized that school systems should not be used for politics. She reiterated that there was no such restriction and dismissed media reports suggesting otherwise as incorrect.
She was responding to a question from Opposition MP D.V. Chanaka, who asked how government parliamentarians were attending school events despite the supposed ban imposed by the Prime Minister in her capacity as Education Minister.
In response, she insisted that no such ban existed and accused the media of misreporting her statement. However, on September 26 last year, a press release from the Prime Minister’s Office stated that during a meeting with Education Ministry officials, the Prime Minister had instructed them to stop inviting politicians to school functions. (Newswire)
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