Last week was the gorvernment's much hyped about Social Integration Week. True to form, the event kicked off with an example of what integration is in Sri Lanka - the national anthem sung in Sinhala only.
The week was said to ensure a 'united nation' and 'reintegrate all ethnic groups as one nation, free of ‘petty’ social and cultural differences.'
And free too of the 'petty' differences in language of course.
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