INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Sri Lankas Catholic Church has chosen to boycott the 75th Independence Day celebrations on the 4th of February.Speaking at a media rundown
in Colombo earlier today (Feb
Cyril Gamini differed with the federal governments relocate to allocate an amount to the tune of Rs
200 million for the event, knocking it as a criminal activity versus the people and a huge waste
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith and the other members of the Catholic Church will not attend the Independence Day celebrations, he added.The
government has made plans to arrange a celebration for Independence Day at a time when people are fighting with food insecurity, kid poor
nutrition and job insecurity, Fr
Gamini stated even more, noting that daily power disruptions, collapse in the rule of law and violation of human rights are adding to the
issues dealt with by them.
