Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesignhe reiterated to a group of Buddhist monks that both he and the president have agreed on Buddhism retaining the first and foremost place on the island, reports Reuters.
Mr Wickremesinghe was quoted as telling a group of Buddhist monks in Colombo,
"We are in the process of preparing the new constitution ... the president and myself have agreed to maintain the priority given to the Buddhism in the constitution as it is".
His latest reiteration that Buddhist will remain paramount across the island, follows several statements on the issue by the prime minister in recent weeks. He has repeatedly made clear that any new constitution for the island, would ensure that the primary status given to Buddhism would be kept.
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