The Minister said there was no mafia in the education sector as it had during the previous regime. He requested that the government be kept informed if there was still remnants of such errant officials, so that the government could take steps against them.

He made these observations yesterday (June 22) in Parliament in response to a question raised by Opposition member Vidura Wickramanayake. The Education Minister stated that the mafia in the education sector could be ended by the good governance government.