Amid Twitter spat, move to replace Mandarin board in Sri Lanka Updated: Updated: May 22, 2021 19:31 IST Many in Sri Lanka see the omission of Tamil in official signage as a reflection of the ongoing — and historic — discrimination against the minority community. Share Article AAA Some Twitter users in Sri Lanka, including lawyers and journalists, questioned the inclusion of Mandarin in official signage. | Photo Credit: Twitter/@ChinaEmbSL Many in Sri Lanka see the omission of Tamil in official signage as a reflection of the ongoing — and historic — discrimination against the minority community. Sri Lanka’s Attorney General’s Department on Saturday removed a plaque at a recently opened library on its premises following social media uproar over the omission of Tamil, an official language, while including Mandarin in the text.