Following Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith’s decision to boycott all state functions, the Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella conceded that mistakes were made regarding the raid on the Children’s Home in Moratuwa and the government will take measures to rectify the injustice.
The Minister said this at the media briefing related to cabinet decisions held today (December 8) in Colombo.
Last week, the Catholic Church decided to boycott government functions in protest against a Sri Lankan police raid on a Mother Theresa charity.
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the head of the local Catholic church, said they would stay away from attending state functions in protest.
They have expressed their disappointment over the police raid conducted on a Mother Theresa charity over baby farm accusations.
The Cardinal denied allegations that the charity was a baby farm.
Cardinal Ranjith said the raid on the children’s home at Moratuwa and the arrest of Sister Mary Eliza had been carried out by the police without any evidence, alleging that the police was fabricating a case against the home.
Police said they had acted on a National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) complaint.
