Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- Wimal Weerawansa, the leader of the National Freedom Front (NFF), has announced that a continuous sathyagraha will commence today (12) in front of the Ministry of Education. The protest demands the immediate withdrawal of the recently introduced education reforms, which Weerawansa claims lack a scientific basis, and calls for the resignation of the Minister of Education, PM Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.

The former minister, who visited Kandy yesterday (11), asserted that the Education Minister must be removed from her post due to "serious errors" within the new reform process. He argued that the changes are being implemented hastily without proper consultation with experts or consideration for the future of the country's...