Sri Lanka
Colombo cardinal wants govt to ban tutorial classes on Sundays
Christian and Buddhist children fail to go to church and the temple due to extra-curricular classes
Sri Lankan school students ride a bicycle in Jaffna in this file photo. (Photo by AFP)
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo has called on the Sri Lankan government to ban tutorial >
I wrote to the president to ban tuition >
He said Christian children need also to attend Sunday school.
Children do not have time to play or enjoy their childhood today because they run to tuition >
The cardinal said Buddhist children also fail to go to the temple on Buddhist holy days due to tutorial >
A Buddhist teacher, Ananda Rashown, who fights to ban tutorial > said all religious leaders should pressure authorities to stop such > Anyone who conducts > Tutorial > However, others argue that a ban on tutorial >
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