Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa said that the President’s speech yesterday indicates that, despite the proposed education reforms being incompatible with the country, the government is prepared to implement them.
Addressing the media, MP Rajapaksa said the President should understand the need to implement only what is suitable and necessary for the country, noting that decisions taken with arrogance would not bring justice to the nation, its people, or the President himself.
He said that both the SLPP and the public accept the need for changes to the education system as well as the state mechanism. However, he stressed that any reforms introduced must be compatible with the country and its needs, and not designed to suit the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP).
“If the President believes that education reforms compatible with the JVP are compatible with the country, then he has taken a wrong decision,” MP Rajapaksa said.
He also made an appeal to the President not to interfere with the country’s religion and culture.
MP Rajapaksa added that the government should take full responsibility for attempts to introduce education reforms that are incompatible with the country’s education system.
