Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam, M.P.
Profession: Medical Practitioner
Speeches 87 #58 of 225·#4 in party
Attendance 7/8 days present (of recorded)
Top topic Infrastructure 32 speeches
Last spoke 22 May 2026 in Oral question
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50 sittings · counts only, no scoring.
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AI summary AI-assigned tags, 1–3 per speech. Counts only — not a score.
Speech history
87 speeches- 22 January 2025 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam urged that Government programmes such as “Urumaya” include Tamil translations and called for the Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs to function in a manner that promotes religious harmony and equal respect for all faiths. He supported the Clean Sri Lanka programme’s social, environmental and ethical pillars, proposing practical actions on dengue control, road safety, school canteen enforcement, pharmacist availability, waste disposal, illegal construction, deforestation, grazing land issues and unsafe gravel extraction. He also raised concerns about Tamil language barriers among officials, displaced persons being prevented from accessing land, unused public vehicles and underutilized public infrastructure, arguing that anti-corruption and efficient public asset use should begin at grassroots level. Adjournment Debate: Clean Sri Lanka Programme (Postponed from 2025-01-21) HealthcareEnvironmentLaw & Order Read →
- 22 January 2025 AI summary Please provide the text of the speech to be summarized. Adjournment Debate: Clean Sri Lanka Programme (Postponed from 2025-01-21) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 22 January 2025 AI summary Dr. Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam stated that he could share a presentation he had received, which he believed to be an official Government presentation. Adjournment Debate: Clean Sri Lanka Programme (Postponed from 2025-01-21) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 22 January 2025 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam expressed support for the Clean Sri Lanka national programme as a needed initiative for sustainable social, political, economic and behavioural change across all communities. He emphasized that such change must begin with public representatives and take time to develop. He requested that programme materials, including the Clean Sri Lanka presentation and names of government schemes such as “Aswesuma,” be provided in Tamil, citing the 16th Amendment and the status of Tamil as an administrative language in the North and East. Adjournment Debate: Clean Sri Lanka Programme (Postponed from 2025-01-21) Religion & CultureCorruption & Governance ReformEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →
- 21 January 2025 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam thanked the Minister for taking corrective action and asked whether, in addition to future revisions, arrears due from 2020 onward could be paid within the current or following year. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions) Public Finance Read →
- 18 December 2024 AI summary Hon. Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam raised concerns over unresolved pension adjustments for teachers who retired between 2016 and 2019, citing Public Administration Circulars 3/2016 and 35/2019 and urging payment of arrears affecting about 118,000 pensioners. He called for targeted Budget programmes for persons with disabilities and female-headed households in the North and East, and requested intervention to address delays and alleged bribery in vehicle ownership transfers and number plate issuance at the Motor Traffic Department. He also sought urgent funding for elephant fences in the Vanni District amid rising human–elephant conflict, and timely payment of fertilizer support to protect agricultural yields. Debate: Supplementary Estimate – Head 102, Programme 01 (School Supplies Grant) AgriculturePublic FinanceCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
- 6 December 2024 AI summary Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam said ITAK would support progressive government measures while urging the new NPP government, with its two-thirds majority, to address the alienation felt by minorities through equal treatment and trust-building. He welcomed the absence of obstruction to recent war remembrance events, but called for former burial sites such as the Eechankulam Thuyilum Illam in Vavuniya to be recognized as cemeteries rather than kept as military camps, and for long-term political prisoners to be released. He argued that the NPP’s electoral mandate reflected public expectations for corruption-free and egalitarian governance, and said durable peace depends on goodwill measures that build mutual trust. Debate on Vote on Account for Ministry of Public Administration and Related Matters Corruption & Governance ReformEthnic Reconciliation & DevolutionSecurity & Defence Read →