Once again, the government has used its Gobles media machinery to create a rift between the general public and the teachers. This time the government stated the school exam was delayed due to the teacher’s trade union action.

However, the president of the Lanka Teachers’ association stated that if the government wants to settle the issues with teachers and go ahead with the smooth function of the schools, it needs to implement a ‘subodeeni’ committee report.

The report was created by a committee appointed by the Cabinet to settled the issues raised by the teacher trade union. The committee consisted of four cabinet ministers who tabled its report after consulting all the teacher trade unions.