COLOMBO: Sri Lanka denied on Monday plans to outlaw the singing of the national anthem in Tamil after the main minority party raised strong objections to the mooted ban.
The status quo will remain, said public administration minister John Seneviratn, who is in charge of the managing code of conduct for the national anthem.
The Sunday Times in Colombo reported that the cabinet of president Mahinda Rajapaksa decided last week to order that only Sinhala should be used for the anthem.
Language and discrimination were key issues used by Tamil Tiger separatists to gain popular support for their campaign of suicide bombings and assassinations that terrorised the country until last year.
Read more: No plan to ban anthem in Tamil: SL - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/No-plan-to-ban-anthem-in-Tamil-SL/articleshow/7096583.cms#ixzz183frs75N
The status quo will remain, said public administration minister John Seneviratn, who is in charge of the managing code of conduct for the national anthem.
The Sunday Times in Colombo reported that the cabinet of president Mahinda Rajapaksa decided last week to order that only Sinhala should be used for the anthem.
Language and discrimination were key issues used by Tamil Tiger separatists to gain popular support for their campaign of suicide bombings and assassinations that terrorised the country until last year.
Read more: No plan to ban anthem in Tamil: SL - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/No-plan-to-ban-anthem-in-Tamil-SL/articleshow/7096583.cms#ixzz183frs75N
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