Ethnic issue cannot be divorced from the main economic issue: RW

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The ethnic issue could not be divorced from the main economic issue and it must be resolved if the country were to progress, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said.

Delivering the keynote address at the conference titled ‘Economic Dialogue- IMF & Beyond’, the President said Sri Lanka’s potential for a green economy was good and Sri Lanka must get into it immediately and initiate it.

President Wickremesinghe said that money was needed for education, health and social safety of the poor and vulnerable and not to support the CPC, Sri Lankan Airlines or the CEB, where already, too much of the country's resources have been wasted on them.

The President highlighted missed opportunities in Sri Lanka's development, including not building on D.S. Senanayake's proposals and not implementing the Shenoi Report in 1965.

“The ethnic issue in 1978 slowed progress, and the country missed an opportunity to regain its footing. This is the last chance for Sri Lanka to make a decisive choice and move forward, or risk falling back again,” he said.

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Gayan Thursday, 30 March 2023 12:23 PM

Are our income levels determined by ethnicity? All ethnic groups suffering in the country.

Economist Thursday, 30 March 2023 12:59 PM

It's the elephant in the room. Unless there are two states in one country no chance of SL improving. India 29 states in one country, UK 4 in one country, USA 49 in one country. Yours is all talks and no action. Be brave to declare your intention.Tell the country it has to be 2 in one SL

Spartacus Thursday, 30 March 2023 01:12 PM

All governance from inception of independence was based on race and religion. Sri Lanka is a good example to other countries to learn the results of governance using racism and religious intolerance. Where is Gnanasara? Dan Prasad? Gamanpilla? Mahinda? Why are they lying so low after the damage they created?

Karalasingam Sivalingam Thursday, 30 March 2023 01:21 PM

Sri lankan identity should be established, Race and religion should be omitted in passports and other related documents.

Man Thursday, 30 March 2023 01:40 PM

It’s absurd. The economic issue is nothing to do with any sort of ethnic issue but with corruption of politicians and their henchmen.

Quolp Thursday, 30 March 2023 06:22 PM

What are the ethnicities you are meaning? we have only one ethnic group that is SRI LANKAN, we know no other ethnicity.

kumar Thursday, 30 March 2023 06:46 PM

I bet you've never seen a Sri Lankan passport in your life

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