In a nation where Church and State have been officially separated since 1905, many criticized the State’s participation in what they viewed as a religious commemoration.
१९०५ सालापासून चर्च आणि राष्ट्र अधिकृतपणे वेगळे केलेल्या राष्ट्रात, एका धार्मिक स्मरणोत्सवात राष्ट्र भाग घेत असल्याची अनेकांनी टीका केली.