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Program to educate public on damage caused by invaders

by Nadira Gunatilleke

The 500th anniversary of the Portuguese invasion of Sri Lanka falls next year. The Cultural Affairs and National Heritage Ministry will make arrangements to educate schoolchildren and the public on the damage caused by them to life and property in Sri Lanka to create patriotic feelings among Sri Lankan citizens, Cultural Affairs and National Heritage Minister Vijitha Herath told the `Daily News'.

Minister Herath said that the Ministry will intervene at National and International level to force Portuguese to return the properties seized from Sri Lanka, make them apologise for the crimes they committed and pay compensation for the damage caused.

The Ministry has already made arrangements to educate the society on the devastation caused by the all European nations who invaded Sri Lanka through essay competitions, debates, dramas, films, posters and other methods organised by the different departments and institutions under the Cultural Affairs and National Heritage Ministry.

A special committee has already been appointed to organise this program with the participation of ministry officials and professors and doctors. The committee is chaired by Dr. Susantha Gunatilleke. The main objective of this program is verifying the destruction caused by all European nations who invaded Sri Lanka.

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