Today not a holiday

Disna Mudalige

May 2 (Today) was not declared as an additional public holiday, a Public Administration and Home Affairs Ministry spokesman told the Daily News yesterday.

He said that today is considered as a normal working day for the public sector and all government institutions and schools will function as usual.

He said that a number of requests were received to announce May 2 as a holiday since May Day had fallen on a Sunday this year.

Minister W D J Seneviratne had conducted a discussion with the Ministry officials regarding these requests at the Ministry premises.

A final decision had arrived that there is no reason to declare an additional holiday. Everybody could participate in May Day celebrations since it was a Sunday and there is no need for a special holiday, he said.

However, the spokesman also said that it has been declared as a Mercantile holiday by the private sector and is also a bank holiday.