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Sri Lankan plaque scripted in Chinese evokes fury, concern over omission of Tamil language ANI | Updated: May 25, 2021 18:09 IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 25 (ANI): Concerns over the elevation of Chinese languages over official languages of Sri Lanka have emerged after a plaque made to declare the opening of a Chinese-gifted Smart Library of Attorney General s (AG) Department was scripted in Sinhalese, English and China s Mandarin language, evoking widespread criticism over the omission of the Tamil language.
Daily Mirror reported that the incident came under much criticism on social media platforms, leading to the plaque being removed later. The AG s department did not comment regarding the issue.
Controversial Chinese project in Colombo threatens to deepen Sinhala-Tamil divide
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The Bill was placed on the order paper of Parliament during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year break, leaving anyone who wished to challenge the constitutionality of the Bill with barely two days’ time to do so, according to critics.
Agencies Experts on Sri Lankan affairs told ET that there is historic evidence of discrimination against the minority Tamil community, beginning with the ‘Sinhala Only Act’ of 1956.
A signboard outside a prominent park in Colombo Port City a Chinese project in Sri Lanka is threatening to deepen the Sinhala-Tamil divide in the island nation. It says ‘Central Park’ in Sinhala, English and Mandarin, but not in Tamil the country’s second official language. Several well-known Tamilians in the country have reacted strongly to Tamil being dropped from the signboard and even questioned the inclusion of Mandarin text.
Sri Lankan plaque scripted in Chinese evokes fury, concern
25 May 2021, 23:19 GMT+10
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 25 (ANI): Concerns over the elevation of Chinese languages over official languages of Sri Lanka have emerged after a plaque made to declare the opening of a Chinese-gifted Smart Library of Attorney General s (AG) Department was scripted in Sinhalese, English and China s Mandarin language, evoking widespread criticism over the omission of the Tamil language.
Daily Mirror reported that the incident came under much criticism on social media platforms, leading to the plaque being removed later. The AG s department did not comment regarding the issue.
In a tweet, Tamil Progressive Alliance Leader and Opposition parliamentarian Mano Ganesan stated that the Chinese are violating the language law and that the non-inclusion of Tamil was a violation of Sri Lanka s Official Language Act. It appears Chinese learn to ignore Tamil from our government since GoSL s usage of Official Lan
Amid Twitter spat, move to replace Mandarin board in Sri Lanka
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Many in Sri Lanka see the omission of Tamil in official signage as a reflection of the ongoing and historic discrimination against the minority community.
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Some Twitter users in Sri Lanka, including lawyers and journalists, questioned the inclusion of Mandarin in official signage. | Photo Credit:
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Many in Sri Lanka see the omission of Tamil in official signage as a reflection of the ongoing and historic discrimination against the minority community.
Sri Lanka’s Attorney General’s Department on Saturday removed a plaque at a recently opened library on its premises following social media uproar over the omission of Tamil, an official language, while including Mandarin in the text.