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Sri Lanka Needs Cultured People, Prime Minister Says

From Lankadeepa · () Sinhala

Translated from Sinhala and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said some social media comments show the need for people with greater cultural and humanitarian sensitivity.
  • Speaking at the Gampaha Literary Festival, she said the government must help schoolchildren pursue paths suited to their abilities.
  • She defined a cultured person as someone transformed by literature who brings human sensitivity into society, not merely someone with book knowledge.

Some of the statements circulating on social media make the need for a cultured person painfully clear, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said.

She pointed to comments aimed at young children, vulnerable people and women as examples of why society needs more than academic knowledge or memorized learning. The prime minister was speaking as the chief guest at the Gampaha Literary Festival, GAMLIT 26, held at the Gampaha Municipal Council auditorium.

Amarasuriya also described the government’s responsibility toward schoolchildren, whom she called the country’s hope for the future. Their next steps, she said, should be shaped according to their individual talents.

For the prime minister, a cultured person is not simply someone who has read books or can recite information. Literature should bring about a transformative change within that person, allowing them to release a deeper sense of humanity into society.

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Originally published by Lankadeepa in Sinhala. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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