Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- The Chairman of the National Movement for the Protection of the Nation, Venerable Elle Gunawansa Thera, has sent a letter to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake requesting that Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya be removed from the post of Minister of Education and that a Cabinet reshuffle be carried out.

In a memorandum to the President, the Thera stated that the unilateral education reforms proposed under the Prime Minister's leadership pose a serious threat to the country, its people, and the Buddhist Order under the current government.

He further added that a government showing little concern for the nation and its citizens directly causes harm to both the country and the public.

The Thera also criticised the la...