Minister for Education, Rosy Akbar has conveyed her congratulations to schools around Fiji that are celebrating ‘Holi’ with much music, sweets, colours and laughter, and she also says that truth and justice will prevail while speaking about the recent bullying incident.
Akbar says living in a multi-cultural, multi-racial, multi-lingual country like Fiji, we spread the joy of love, unity, harmony, stability, and prosperity, firm foundations of the current government through marking the national celebration.
She says Fiji is proud of its diversity and recognises its rich heritage that embraces the cultures of the Pacific region and beyond, enriching our lives.
Akbar says inclusivity is about valuing such diversity and recognizing that children bring to schools, cultures, experiences, knowledge and abilities influenced by such diversities.
The Education Minister also says such festivals help children freely bring out their cultural identity and showcase the richness and diversity of our unique heritage.
Akbar says recently people witnessed an incident which strongly displays that the truth will prevail.
She says the bullying incident happened last year and the students must have thought that they got away with it.
However, Akbar says the truth was revealed and justice will prevail.
She says however torturous this incident has been for the nation, it has taught us a lesson that evil does not reign forever and the truth will find a way and reveal itself.
The Minister for Education says overall the festival of “Holi’ conveys the message of victory over evil, truth over lies, justice over atrocities, love over hatred, trust over betrayal and patience over restlessness.
She says this celebration today must remind us that we are not celebrating as individuals, as secluded religious groups or as a particular school but this is a national celebration and a reminder that our heritage and arts make a very concrete portion of the holistic education envisioned for our future.
