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Archbishop wants referendum for bridging SL-India

by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Daily Morning, Sept 1, 2023Claiming that the proposed bridge to be built connecting Sri Lanka and India would be the beginning of many unnecessary problems, the Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith insisted that a referendum be held on the matter. Commenting on the proposed building of a bridge connecting Sri Lanka and India, he queried during a recent service as to whether the country was not having enough issues…

Cardinal Ranjith calls for referendum before building bridge linking India and Sri Lanka

report in www.adaderana.lk, August 27, 2023 at 09:22 pmThe Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith says that if a bridge is to be constructed connecting Sri Lanka and India, a referendum should be held in order to seek the people’s consent for such a move. Joining the Sunday Mass held at the National Basilica Church in Thewatte, Ragama today (Aug 27), Cardinal Ranjith emphasized that it is the rulers who have betrayed the country to…