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President says law on right to bury, cremation soon

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said that the government will bring a law which allows the right of burial, right of cremation or gifting the body to the Medical Faculty.

He said that during the Covid-19 period, there was a lot of pain witnessed only mainly by the Muslims. “But there are also Hindus, Buddhists, I know, and Christians who also like to be buried,” he said.

“There has been a lot of discussion and heartburn about the burials and what took place during COVID-19.” Initially, all countries sort of stopped burials. And then it went to the WHO. But in Sri Lanka, we appointed a committee. And unfortunately, that committee recommended that we don’t allow burial. While the WHO took a different view. But then the Supreme Court also upheld the decision of the committee. So the government had to follow that. There was no choice at that stage.

But now all this is over,” he said. “And as we’ve gone through everything, this country any person should have the right to determine whether he is buried or cremated. He or she is buried, cremated, or given to the medical faculty. Therefore, the minister will bring a law which allows the right of burial, right of cremation, or gifting your body to the medical institutions So they were, we’d like to apologize to them on what has happened. And I hope this House will release, will support the Bill that will be presented in the House.

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