Teach The Children To Value Humanity – Mahinda Rajapaksa
President Mahinda Rajapaksa
said that all have to ensure that petty rivalries relating to ethnic, religious
and cultural issues are a burden that future generation should never have to
bear and the children should be taught to look beyond such petty differences and
live in harmonious co-existence while respecting ethnic, religious and cultural
plurality.
The
President made these comments addressing a function held in Matara yesterday in
connection with the opening of the newly built Mahinda Rajapaksa College in
Matara, under the 1,000 secondary schools programme.
He
said Sri Lanka is a united country today and petty differences which created
divisions in the past should not exist any more. The President said that
emphasis on ensuring equity in access to quality education for all, irrespective
of where they live were paying rich dividends.
He
pointed out that top rankings had been grabbed by children from rural schools in
recent examinations. The President said he had travelled to the North, East,
Central, Southern and other parts of the country and had witnessed a major
change in the attitudes of students.
The
President said that the students exude more confidence now, and the government
is also confident that children would make optimum use of the facilities they
have been given. While pointing out to students that they were hailing from an
area which over the years had produced a large number of intellectuals who
served the country with distinction, the President urged the children to follow
their path.
Mentioning
about the progress as a whole in the area, President Rajapaksa said the
government’s efforts have brought unprecedented development to the south.
After
opening the school, the first student of the college was admitted in the
presence of the President and later he made the first entry in the school log
book. The President also launched the new website of the School.
Ministers
Bandula Gunewardene, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene, Lakshman Yapa Abeywardene and
Dullas Alahapperuma, Chief Minister of the Southern Province Shan Wijeyalal de
Silva MPs Sanath Jayasuriya, Wijeya Dahanayake and Hemalal Gunesekara, Southern
Province Education Minister Chandima Rasaputhra and several other peoples
representatives also attended the function.
In
another function held in Matara yesterday, the President also declared open the
twin three stories buildings of the Sujatha College, Matara. (niz).
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