President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has stated that the obstacles existing in the University Grants Commission Act will be removed and the Kotelawala Defence University will be brought under its purview. According to the President’s Media Division (PMD), these remarks were made by the President at the 11th meeting with the Buddhist Advisory Council held at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (16). The President expressed that the Kotelawala Defence University has produced a large number of scholars to the country over the past 40 years and that even students who pass the GCE Advanced Level examination with high marks are also eager to choose the Kotelawala Defence University for their higher education. He also pointed out that unconstructive opposition of certain groups to policy decisions taken for the benefit of the future of the country is a grave injustice to future generations. Members of the Buddhist Advisory Council, Principal Advisor to President Lalith Weeratunga, Secretaries to the Ministries and Government Officials attended the meeting.

Source: The Nation July 17, 2021 06:22 UTC