Bride is investigated for using 250 children to carry her TWO MILE long saree during her wedding in Sri Lanka
Posted on September 22nd, 2017

By TARIQ TAHIR FOR MAILONLINE

• Authorities said violators using students during school hours face 10 years jail
• The saree is the longest ever worn by a bride in Sri Lanka 
• Students were from school named after a local politician who attended wedding

A Sri Lankan couple are under investigation for using hundreds of school children to carry the train of the bride’s saree during a wedding ceremony.

About 250 students carried the train of the two-mile long saree worn by the bride, as she and the groom walked down a main road in the centre of the Kandy.

The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) said using students for such ceremonies during school hours was against the law, with violators facing up to 10 years in prison.

The saree is the longest ever worn by a bride in Sri Lanka and another 100 students, from the state-owned school, served as flower girls at the wedding.

med after Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayaka, who was a special guest at the wedding,

‘We have started an investigation. We are going all out because we don’t want this to become a trend,’ said NCPA Chairman Marini de Livera.

‘What they (the wedding party) did is a violation of child rights,’ de Livera said. ‘Depriving children of education, risking their security and harming their dignity are criminal offences.’

About 250 students of a state-owned school carried the train of the record breaking saree worn by the bride

 

 

One Response to “Bride is investigated for using 250 children to carry her TWO MILE long saree during her wedding in Sri Lanka”

1. helaya Says:
   September 23rd, 2017 at 6:46 am

   What a stupid thing to do. Principle of the school must be disciplined for this irresponsible act. This idiot couple must be related to corrupt politician. This is stupid stupid stupid

Leave a Reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Disclaimer: The comments contained within this website are personal reflection only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the LankaWeb. LankaWeb.com offers the contents of this website without charge, but does not necessarily endorse the views and opinions expressed within. Neither the LankaWeb nor the individual authors of any material on this Web site accept responsibility for any loss or damage, however caused (including through negligence), which you may directly or indirectly suffer arising out of your use of or reliance on information contained on or accessed through this Web site. All views and opinions presented in this article are solely those of the surfer and do not necessarily represent those of LankaWeb.com.

This entry was posted on Friday, September 22nd, 2017. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response.