Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- The Deputy Director General of the National Institute of Education (NIE), Darshana Samaraweera has been sent on compulsory leave in relation to the controversial Grade 6 English module.

Two other officials of the National Institute of Education have also been suspended in relation to the incident.

Previously, the Director General of the National Institute of Education, Prof. Manjula Vithanapathirana, decided to step down from her position until the conclusion of the inquiry into the controversial Grade 6 English module.

The Ministry of Education also announced that the distribution of a newly printed Grade 6 English language module was suspended after it was confirmed that the material contained a reference to an ...