Sri Lanka, Jan. 1 -- The Director General of the National Institute of Education (NIE), Professor Manjula Vithanapathirana, has decided to temporarily step down from her position.

The decision was taken pending the completion of an investigation into the inclusion of an introduction in a Grade 6 English language module that appears to reference the name of an inappropriate website.

The investigation is expected to determine how the content was included and whether procedural lapses occurred.

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