Sri Lanka's Minister of Education Prof. GL Peiris said the practice of ragging must be completely eradicated in order to maintain the university system of the country properly and steps will be taken in this regard.

The Minister said the main problem with the removal of this inhumane practice, which has cost students their lives and made them sick for years, is that even some professors have a mentality of approving the existence of a form of harassment to some degree and this situation can be changed only by building a strong public opinion within the universities that it should not be so in any way

The Minister further stated that all necessary steps will be taken to create an environment where students can complete their university education without fear and doubt and learn.

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