Sri Lanka challenging globalisation

Priyanka KURUGALA

National Languages and Social Integration Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara said Sri Lanka was severely subject to globalization for the past 30 years.

The country has started freeing from the influence of globalization after Mahinda Rajapaksa became the President in 2005.

He was addressing a press conference at the Nippon Hotel yesterday.

The 4th anniversary of the Democratic Left Front will be held at the Maharagama Youth Centre on December 19 and 20.

He said Sri Lanka has faced globalization with difficulties since 1978. It is an urgent need of the country to rescue itself from this, he said. Building peace, nationality, identity are key areas in challenging globalization.

Everyone should support the Government to achieve these goals. This is the hour of the people. This is not the hour of socialism. Socialism is a future goal, he said.

Priority should be given to a multi linguistic society. These objectives are smiler to those of the Democratic Left Front, he said. Prices of goods can be brought down by giving a food quota to low income sector, increasing productivity in agriculture and making employment opportunities, he said. Democratic Left Front Senior Members G B D Thilakasiri, Nath Gamage, S Mohan, W A D Wimalaratna also participated.