"Welcome to Sri Lanka" creates a wrong impression, says Cutltural Minister by Dasun Edirisinghe
The Minister of Cultural Affairs and National Heritage Wijitha Herath has told the Australian High Commissioner that a book distributed among Australian students has mis - represented the socio cultural values of Sri Lankans and devalued the country’s proud history.
This book titled "Welcome to Sri Lanka" has been published by the Times Media Private Limited in Singapore and is available in libraries in Australia. The Minister said that the book may create a wrong impression and image about Sri Lanka in the minds of Australian students.
Minister Herath has requested Australian government to investigate the sources which have provided the misleading information and the withdrawal of these books from libraries
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