Government to ensure justice for grade 6 students: Harini

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Colombo, Jan. 16 (Daily Mirror) - The government will move swiftly to ensure justice for Grade 6 students impacted by the postponement of education reforms, Prime Minister and Education Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said today.

Dr. Amarasuriya said education was identified as a key sector requiring transformative change when the government assumed office, noting that such reforms may face resistance from a small minority.

She made these remarks while addressing education officials and school principals of the Chilaw Education Zone at a meeting held at the SEDEC Auditorium in Madampe, where the future direction of education reforms was outlined.

She stressed, however, that all new education reforms would be implemented within a child protection policy framework.

She also noted that the highest-ever budget allocation for vocational education has been made under the reforms, adding that several initiatives are already underway to reduce digital inequality and address infrastructure gaps in schools nationwide.

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Comments - Government to ensure justice for grade 6 students: Harini

Lion Friday, 16 January 2026 07:18 PM

Except for few who has vested interest the whole country wants to implement these grade 6 reforms,so go ahead and see that the reforms are implemented in this year.

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Lumbini Saturday, 17 January 2026 09:35 AM

@Lion Get ready for re-welding coming soon.

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Lankan Saturday, 17 January 2026 12:42 PM

True, let the dogs bark but the caravan moves on.

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Ishanga w Saturday, 17 January 2026 03:36 AM

Real Justice would be if she stepped down

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Walk in the shoes of the millions who are just trying to life their living standards with the help of the President/NPP Govt. Saturday, 17 January 2026 03:41 PM

Ishanga W, where were you when the majority were suffering, struggling to put a meal on their tables, dropping dead while standing in quest, no proper education and health facilities? and you have the nerve to ask the PM to stand down!!. Some of you readers have NO idea what the majority poor living below the poverty line and the likes have had to go through in the past decades, while some politicians and their stooges feathered their nests!!. Have a heart and walk in their shoes for a day and then come back and comment.

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Robin Banks Sunday, 18 January 2026 04:20 AM

HariniI is the most qualified education minister we ever had. Remember the monkeys in the position before under Pohotuwa and Mr. Sajith (Mr Scrambled Head).

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kandy man Sunday, 18 January 2026 05:45 AM

Justice for you and not the 90 person of the population.

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Dr Tissa Fernando Saturday, 17 January 2026 05:12 AM

What justice? Failure to get them registered with buddy.net?

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GUESS TISSA WAS HALLUCINATING WHILE THE COUNTRY WAS DRAINED AND BROUGHT TO ITS KNEES/BANKRUPT. Saturday, 17 January 2026 03:58 PM

TISSA, WHERE THE HELLO WERE YOU WHEN THE NESTS WERE BEING FEATHERED AND MILLIONS STARVING, STRUGGLING, DROPPING DEAD WHILE STANDING IN QUEUES, NO PROPER HEALTH AND EDUCATION SYSTEMS AND THE LIKES!!. TYPICAL STOOGE OF THE WIPED OUT LEADERS AND THEIR PARTY'S.

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S P Saturday, 17 January 2026 06:41 AM

As a start the government must share what these innovative steps are with the nation. There are so many stakeholders like parents, teachers and students not to mention rest of the public who has a genuine interest in what they are getting. Merely her words cannot restore that confidence.

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"The Temple Saturday, 17 January 2026 10:31 AM

But stakeholders doesn't mean childless people who merely want them for abuse and maltreatments.

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sugathadasa Saturday, 17 January 2026 11:54 AM

If there were so many stakeholders like teachers, parents and students, why did the existing system under the tuition mafia thrived putting great pressure on students and parents both in mind and in money? People who created all the horror in the last 35 to 40 years are the very ones who are now crying for one thing which the government will put right soon. These people never cried when politicians were ripping off the country.

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lion Saturday, 17 January 2026 06:48 AM

Madam go ahead and introduce the education reforms without postponing it . Disgruntled opposition has no way in to coming to power . So for any propose government bring they are opposing but the whole country, except for few are behind the government.

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Reforms will be made, patience will be rewarded. Saturday, 17 January 2026 03:52 PM

LION, well said. Opposition askka so called 35 Alliances are living in a world of their own, the ONLY possibility is they can end up as Opposition and then the FUN will begin to see who gets positions.

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M Akthar Saturday, 17 January 2026 06:53 AM

Your 'Trans' are the small minority.

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stfup Saturday, 17 January 2026 10:28 AM

On the other hand, that's usually the case - the intelligent pioneering people who take the world forward are always in the small minority. Look at the Buddha, Einstein, Newton, etc. They don't come thousands and millions.

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BEGGARS BELIEF!!. Saturday, 17 January 2026 03:48 PM

WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE!!

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Sambo Saturday, 17 January 2026 08:48 AM

How is it that even after so long the culprits infiltrated the grade 6 English syllabus and changed data cannot be identified. Is something cocking.

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Moada hutan Saturday, 17 January 2026 02:47 PM

Yeah, something cocking :)

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Keep praying people that this issue will be resolved. Saturday, 17 January 2026 03:46 PM

It is NOT a simple matter, but let's up hope the Govt will dig deep and try to get the stooges and put them before a court of law. With AI and other tools it is possible for a smart educated person/s to instigate and use a uneducated person/s to get the changes done with the usual oiling of his/their palms.

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Dr Tissa Fernando Saturday, 17 January 2026 05:20 PM

Failure to accept responsibility for the mess is a clear demonstration of lack of leadership. They are in for a power grab , they are not different . But people are made to believe they are different through invented lies.

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Broader thinking is needed! Saturday, 17 January 2026 10:53 AM

Some commentors here try to portray that the opposition is trying to stifle the implementation of education reforms. That is complete misrepresentation of facts. No one wants to block the much-needed reforms, What the opposition and other stakeholders say is that educational reforms, which have far-reaching consequences on a nation, must not be implemented in a haphazard manner.

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Citizenlk Saturday, 17 January 2026 12:18 PM

Fact is they tried to push LGBTQ agenda to school children via these reforms/sex education and she knew about it, perhaps even directed it with certain questionable foreign NGOs who are operating with such agendas in SL. Sorry but this will not be tolerated by almost everyone in our country given our unique culture and traditions. If she is gay and supportive of LGBtQ right she should keep that personal and not exercise that in her government duties. To me it lead to loosing confidence in her authority and the government understands it cannot cover it up due to the overwhelming public pressure. I think the opposition should go ahead with NCM and also if the commission finds she was directly involved she should be sacked from her position immediately. For anyone now who thinks I’m supporting the useless opposition or Pohotuwa - no - I wholeheartedly support Anuras government and wish to see the best for our country.

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Roshanaly Saturday, 17 January 2026 12:36 PM

Still could't find the culprit. May be he acted on your on your instructions.

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Jo Saturday, 17 January 2026 09:36 PM

Biggest justice would be for you to step down. You were parachuted into this post by a certain embassy.

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6 percent for education Saturday, 17 January 2026 11:01 PM

Don’t promote trans gender concepts undet education reforms

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Cheers Sunday, 18 January 2026 01:21 AM

Justice should be meted out to you sabotaging the education of our future and you should be held accountable and responsible please resign and go home the damage is done

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Nimal R Sunday, 18 January 2026 03:42 AM

Vijitha Herath said the culprits who added the link to the grade 6 book were found and can't disclose who they are? This is ridiculous. This government is hiding everything from the public and this is not what they promised.

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