Speaking in parliament today Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera said a proper mechanism needs to be adopted for censorship.
The Minister made these comments in reference to the recent uproar and call to censors a radio drama series by the Office of National Unity and Reconciliation (ONUR) for its take on some Pali phrases used in Buddhism which they had used as titles for the episodes.
"I was worried and I listened to them but it has nothing harmful to Buddhism" the Minister said adding that he also urges the Minister of Culture to be cautious when imposing censorship without merely listening to various parties.
According to the Minister artists must get the freedom to be creative. He also claimed the recent issue is an attempt by certain parties to create anti government Buddhist groups by claiming the government is insulting Buddhism through its actions. "If we do not implement a proper system we will face many challanges in a democratic frame work going forward" he said.
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