Prelates want Big Matches banned

Annual School Big Matches should be banned for the well-being of youngsters, several Chief Buddhist Prelates declared yesterday. Southern Province Chief Sangha Nayake of the Sri Lanka Ramanna Chapter Ven. Omalpe Sobhitha Thera said big matches were acting as a platform to promote alcohol and violence among schoolchildren and the government should at least consider a temporary ban until a solution is found to overcome the issues.