The President further said that the Government has responsibility regarding the future of the university students and the President also emphasized that the Government will fulfill that duty without any hesitation.

He made these remarks participating in the 75th anniversary celebration of the Ananda Shastralaya in Matugama, yesterday (22nd Feb.).

President Sirisena stated that the recent ragging related incident at the Agricultural Faculty of University of Peradeniya is a tragedy of the free education and further said that he made inquiries regarding this issue from the Senior Superintendent of Police of Kandy and expressed the deepest regret of the Government about this incident.

He also said that tarnishing the good image of universities which produce scholars and intellectuals, through these kind of incidents is a dishonor to the free education and  added that a number of  black marks on ragging incidents have been added to our history of the university system during the past 40-50 years.