Hon. Mano Ganesan, M.P.
Profession: Company Chairman
Speeches 69 #72 of 225·#25 in party
Attendance 2/8 days present (of recorded)
Top topic Parliamentary Procedure 24 speeches
Last spoke 21 May 2026 in Adjournment
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Speech history
69 speeches- 21 May 2026 AI summary Mano Ganesan commended the conduct being referred to, stating that it was positive because it avoided introducing racism into the matter. Adjournment Debate: Integration of Malaiyaha People into National Mainstream Ethnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →
- 21 May 2026 AI summary Hon. Mano Ganesan stated that responsibility should not be attributed to individual owners but to the broader system. His intervention framed the issue as a systemic problem rather than one caused by particular persons. Adjournment Debate: Integration of Malaiyaha People into National Mainstream Corruption & Governance Reform Read →
- 21 May 2026 AI summary Hon. Mano Ganesan noted that estate schools were incorporated into the national education system in 1947–48. His intervention highlighted the historical status of estate-sector education within the state system. Adjournment Debate: Integration of Malaiyaha People into National Mainstream Education Read →
- 21 May 2026 AI summary Hon. Mano Ganesan highlighted the longstanding deprivation of hill country Indian-origin Tamil communities and urged the Government to continue and expand initiatives begun by the Tamil Progressive Alliance, including plantation housing, land allocation, local government restructuring, new Divisional Secretariats and GN divisions, and the Hill Country Authority. He called for completing the remaining Indian-funded houses, increasing land allocations beyond ten perches, expanding Pradeshiya Sabhas and Divisional Secretariats in Nuwara Eliya, and properly funding mechanisms to improve livelihoods and services. He also referred to a recent meeting with the Minister of Public Security, stating that estate companies or others must not take the law into their own hands and that complaints involving hill country people should be handled by the Police. Adjournment Debate: Integration of Malaiyaha People into National Mainstream Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionEducationLand & Housing Read →
- 21 May 2026 AI summary Mano Ganesan seconded the motion for the Bill’s First Reading. The House agreed to the question, the Bill was ordered to be printed, and it was referred under Standing Order No. 52(6) to the Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment for report. Private Members' Bills: Al-Hashimi Association Bill Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 7 May 2026 AI summary Mano Ganesan said recurring incidents involving the plantation sector should be addressed without politicization, while acknowledging the Minister’s remarks. He requested that the Minister convene the heads of Regional Plantation Companies, the IGP, and relevant members for a discussion to find a resolution. Debate and Approval: Public Security Ordinance Extension (Emergency) - Part 1 EmploymentLaw & Order Read →
- 7 May 2026 AI summary Hon. Mano Ganesan requested a brief opportunity to respond. No substantive argument, proposal, or policy issue was raised in the excerpt. Debate and Approval: Public Security Ordinance Extension (Emergency) - Part 1 Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 7 May 2026 AI summary Hon. Mano Ganesan raised a point of order alleging repeated assaults on estate workers in several areas, including incidents on 5 May at Mocha Estate in Maskeliya and Delmar Estate in Nuwara Eliya involving Sivakumar and Sritharan. He said the matter was being brought to the Government for action rather than politicization, and requested an urgent response, the convening of all 22 Regional Plantation Company heads with the IGP, and immediate measures to ensure the safety of the affected people. Debate: National Transport Commission Act Regulations, Motor Traffic Act Regulations, Immigrants and Emigrants Act Regulations Parliamentary ProcedureLaw & OrderJustice & Human Rights Read →
- 6 May 2026 AI summary Mano Ganesan rejected the Deputy Minister’s claim that he had implicated the Government in attacks related to Kahawatte Plantations. He said he had condemned the company’s conduct, spoken to its CEO, and urged that the actions stop, while emphasizing that he had not alleged Government support; he added that if the Government believed otherwise, it should intervene to stop the incidents. Debate: Rescue, Rehabilitation and Insolvency (Corporate and Personal) Bill - Second Reading Parliamentary ProcedureLaw & Order Read →
- 6 May 2026 AI summary Hon. Mano Ganesan congratulated the Tamil Nadu Victory Forum on its election success while raising concern over alleged assaults on Malaiyaha estate workers by private security personnel at Neelagama Estate and a similar incident in Matara. He urged the Government and the Minister in charge of Police to ensure estate residents are treated as Sri Lankan citizens protected by the Sri Lanka Police, and proposed banning plantation companies from maintaining paramilitary-style private forces. He also demanded implementation of government commitments, including the NPP Hatton Declaration, to provide land, housing, roads and livelihoods for Malaiyaha communities, warning that the TPA would mobilize if estate lands are distributed to others while their community’s needs are ignored. Debate: Rescue, Rehabilitation and Insolvency (Corporate and Personal) Bill - Second Reading Law & OrderLand & HousingJustice & Human Rights Read →
- 23 January 2026 AI summary Mano Ganesan urged that the matter under discussion be carried out without delay. He emphasized the need for prompt action and thanked the House. Adjournment Debate: Stock Exchange Activity and Ministerial Response Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 23 January 2026 AI summary Hon. Mano Ganesan asked for time to raise a sensitive issue relating to remand prisons, noting that he and Hon. Sujith Sanjaya Perera had visited them, discussed matters, and observed conditions. He stated that detainees have high expectations of the Government and urged the Government to take action. Adjournment Debate: Stock Exchange Activity and Ministerial Response Law & OrderJustice & Human Rights Read →
- 23 January 2026 AI summary Hon. Mano Ganesan urged the Minister to reconvene the Ministry Consultative Committee meeting, noting that it had not been held since July despite prior meetings, reminders in Parliament, and written requests. He said the delay had prevented discussion with officials on an amendment initiated by former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe and previously considered by Cabinet, and requested that the process resume from where it had stalled, describing the matter as sensitive and democratic rather than political. Adjournment Debate: Stock Exchange Activity and Ministerial Response Parliamentary ProcedureJustice & Human Rights Read →
- 23 January 2026 AI summary Mano Ganesan questioned the Minister of Justice and National Integration on measures to reduce severe prison overcrowding, citing the Minister’s statement that prisons are overcrowded by about 300 percent. He asked whether the 2024 amendment allowing remand time to count toward sentences would be applied to earlier prisoners, what action is being taken to address delays caused by pending forensic reports, whether general amnesties for minor offences will be restored, and whether non-serious offenders over 70 can be released on good conduct. Adjournment Debate: Stock Exchange Activity and Ministerial Response Public FinanceJustice & Human Rights Read →
- 23 January 2026 AI summary Hon. Mano Ganesan raised urgent concerns about post-“Titva” storm relief in the up-country areas, stating that only about 30–40 per cent of affected people in districts such as Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Matale and Kegalle had received promised assistance. He argued that hill-country estate communities, especially those in unsafe line-rooms and temporary shelters, require land rights and housing support, and questioned why the Government’s proposed alternate land and Rs. 5 million housing assistance were not being applied equally to them. He urged the Prime Minister and Government to create a special mechanism to allocate state plantation land for affected estate residents and ensure they receive the same disaster relief as other areas. Debate: Universities (Amendment) Bill - Second and Third Reading Land & HousingCost of Living Read →
- 9 January 2026 AI summary Mano Ganesan opposed proposals to build apartment blocks for hill country communities, arguing that they require stand-alone houses with access to land rather than urban-style apartments. He demanded that the same Rs. 5 million housing grant given to others be provided to these communities and warned that failure to do so would undermine confidence in the Government and lead to protests. Debate: Shop and Office Employees (Regulation of Employment and Remuneration) Regulation Amendment Land & Housing Read →
- 9 January 2026 AI summary Mano Ganesan questioned whether plantation and hill-country communities are being included in the Government’s post-disaster housing and relief measures under the “Rebuilding Sri Lanka” programme. While welcoming the President’s housing initiatives and announced relief payments, he said affected estate workers in districts such as Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Kegalle and Matale appear to have been sidelined. He demanded that the Government clearly state whether these communities will receive the promised land and housing assistance, including the Rs. 5 million allocations. Debate: Shop and Office Employees (Regulation of Employment and Remuneration) Regulation Amendment Land & HousingEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →
- 19 December 2025 AI summary Mano Ganesan urged the Government to give special attention to hill-country Tamil and estate worker communities severely affected by landslides in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, and Matale, noting their existing socio-economic vulnerability and unsafe settlements. He called for safe land allocation and permanent resettlement, including possible land acquisition under Emergency Regulations, to address long-standing land rights and integrate these communities into public services and administration. He also asked the Government to prevent estate companies or officials from pressuring displaced people in camps to return to unsafe areas for labour needs, and said he was willing to help identify suitable estate lands for resettlement. Debate: Supplementary Estimate – Head 240 – Programme 02 – Cyclone Disaster Relief (Rs. 500 Billion) Justice & Human RightsEthnic Reconciliation & DevolutionLand & Housing Read →
- 25 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Mano Ganesan urged the Government to reform the school system to promote national reconciliation by moving away from segregated religious and ethnic schooling and ensuring Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim children study together. He asked the Prime Minister and Education Minister to examine the reduction of Tamil-medium classes in Colombo national schools such as Royal, D. S. Senanayake and Isipathana, and to allocate classes proportionately given Colombo’s Tamil-speaking population. He also called for affirmative attention to plantation and other marginalized schools, noting their late integration into the national education system and the impact of non-functioning Provincial Councils on education administration. He proposed appointing language-appropriate Additional Directors at provincial and zonal levels, including Tamil-speaking education officers in areas such as Nuwara Eliya, to address student, teacher and administrative issues in the relevant medium. Debate: Committee Stage on Appropriation Bill 2026 - Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education (Fifteenth Allotted Day) Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionEducation Read →
- 25 November 2025 AI summary Mano Ganesan addressed the Prime Minister in her capacity as Minister of Education, welcoming the focus on education reforms but asking where the reform programme specifically addresses national reconciliation. He also asked what attention is being given to underprivileged groups, noting that he had raised both issues in the relevant Subcommittee. Debate: Committee Stage on Appropriation Bill 2026 - Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education (Fifteenth Allotted Day) EducationEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →