As a result, 140,000 copies of the books are to be returned to the Ministry and new books will be provided. However, the Assistant Commissioner of Education Publications Sriyani Abekoon told media that the same books would be redistributed after adding several correction pages.

It is reported that the relevant official has approved the book for publishing.

An official of the National Institute of Education said the relevant books were revised several times by several advisory committees prior to the publishing.