Sri Lanka, April 14 -- The Opposition Leader, Sajith Premadasa, in his message for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year highlighted the festival as a significant cultural festival shared as a nation, built upon rich spiritual, moral, cultural, and recreational traditions that form a proud and enduring heritage, which must be protected for future generations.

The message states that any government action that creates uncertainty or fails to responsibly manage sensitive matters amounts to neglect of its duty to protect cultural traditions, and raises concerns over the recent intervention in the New Year auspicious time table (Nakath Pathraya) dispute.

He further notes that the New Year symbolizes an opportunity to move forward by learning from ...