Srilanka, Jan. 31 -- The Secretary of the Sri Lanka School Development Officers' Association, Viraj Manaranga, has demanded an immediate meeting with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake before Monday.

While the President's Director General of Public Relations had previously offered a discussion for Tuesday, the union warned that a massive protest will be launched in Colombo on Monday if an earlier date is not granted.

The hunger strike outside the Presidential Secretariat entered its sixth consecutive day, with the health of participating officers becoming a major concern.

To bolster support for their cause, union representatives met with the Most Venerable Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Thera, the Chief Prelate of the Asgiriya Chapter, ye...