It is reported that most of the female teachers working in many schools in the island went to school today (21) in other comfortable clothes without sarees.
Those teachers have been publishing pictures of themselves in social networks in comfortable clothes and have invited other teachers to follow suit and join this decision from tomorrow.
The teachers allege that it is difficult to buy a dress like a saree due to the current economic difficulties.
However, the Minister of Education had recently made a statement in Parliament that this dress will not be changed.
Various parties are commenting on the issue of this saree, which has been discussed a lot in society.
Politicians, government officials, professionals, civil organizations as well as many people in the society publicly express their views for and against teachers stopping wearing sarees’.
Given below is an advertisement circulating in the social network regarding the abandonment of the saree from today.