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Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam, M.P.

Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK)· Batticaloa

Profession: Accountant

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Speeches 317 #14 of 225·#1 in party
Attendance 2/8 days present (of recorded)
Top topic Parliamentary Procedure 160 speeches
Last spoke 22 May 2026 in Debate

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317 speeches
  • 19 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam requested a Division on Head 130, citing insufficient provision for Provincial Council Elections, inaction on the Kalmunai North Divisional Secretariat issue, and concern that a committee was being used to delay the elections. Following the vote, Head 130 was passed without amendment by 103 votes to 9, after which related recurrent and capital expenditure items, including allocations for the Department of Pensions, Registrar General, and several District Secretariats, were agreed to. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Public FinanceParliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 19 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam raised a Point of Order under Standing Order No. 91(h), alleging that another Member had misled the House about a conversation in the Lobby. He denied requesting a road to his house and stated that he had instead asked about progress on a report due within six months regarding his Provincial Councils Bill, so Members could respond to public demands for Provincial Council Elections. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 19 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam rose on a Point of Order. No substantive argument, proposal, or question is included in the provided excerpt. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 19 November 2025 AI summary Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam objected to what he described as intimidation and threats in the Chamber, asserting his right as an elected representative to speak forcefully or emotionally. He stated that the debate was not about past histories and warned that the era of killings was over; parts of his remarks were expunged by order of the Chair. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 19 November 2025 AI summary No substantive speech content was provided beyond the formal address to the Presiding Member, so no policy position, proposal, question, or argument can be identified. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 19 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam argued that Provincial Council Elections are especially important to the North and East and accused the Government of failing to honour its manifesto commitment to hold them within a year. He rejected the Minister’s report on his Private Member’s Bill, stating that the Bill had incorporated Supreme Court requirements, repealed the 2017 amendments, and restored the previous electoral system. He demanded that the Government proceed with legislation and elections rather than appointing committees or citing legal objections to delay the process. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Parliamentary ProcedureEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →
  • 18 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam raised a point of order to respond after his name was mentioned by Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara. He stated that a police complaint had already been lodged regarding the incident and argued that the act in question was unlawful under the Coast Conservation law. Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Defence and Public Security Expenditure Heads Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 18 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam questioned the continued scale of defence allocations nearly 16 years after the war, arguing that funds should be redirected toward education, vocational training, elderly care and war-affected communities, and urging reconsideration of defence spending in the 2027 Budget. He called for further release of military-occupied private lands and camps in the North and East, citing Batticaloa locations and Valikamam North, and said recent road openings did not amount to meaningful land release. He also challenged Government claims about the limited extent of Army-run civilian businesses and criticized Government MPs for not, in his view, advocating sufficiently for Tamil land release issues. Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Defence and Public Security Expenditure Heads Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionLand & HousingSecurity & Defence Read →
  • 17 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam expressed dissatisfaction with the Government’s progress on issues raised in its election policy statement, specifically accountability and governance. He cited the lack of clear action on the Easter Sunday attack investigations, the formulation of a new Constitution, and the holding of Provincial Council Elections. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage Continuation (Foreign Affairs, Justice and National Integration) Corruption & Governance ReformEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →
  • 17 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam urged the Government to fulfil commitments in its election policy statement, particularly regarding repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act. He requested that the committee report on the PTA be made public and shared with Members, and questioned the Government’s position on the Online Safety Act and its plan for accountability commitments made internationally. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage Continuation (Foreign Affairs, Justice and National Integration) Justice & Human RightsLaw & Order Read →
  • 17 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam raised a procedural concern about the timing of his speech, stating that he began at 2.05 p.m. and questioning when the clock was started. He noted that he had been given the time at 2.04 p.m. and that it was still 2.21 p.m., implying a dispute over the allocation or calculation of his speaking time. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage Continuation (Foreign Affairs, Justice and National Integration) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 17 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam briefly noted that he had one minute remaining, indicating he was checking the time available for his speech. No substantive policy position, proposal, or question was raised in this excerpt. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage Continuation (Foreign Affairs, Justice and National Integration) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 17 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam argued that command responsibility for wartime actions lay with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa as Head of the Armed Forces and Maithripala Sirisena as Acting Defence Minister. He questioned why others were seeking to protect the State and suggested this was driven by concern over retaining the military-related vote base, rather than a commitment to accountability. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage Continuation (Foreign Affairs, Justice and National Integration) Justice & Human RightsCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
  • 17 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam urged Hon. Dilith Jayaweera to act in the country’s interest and turned to accountability for the Easter Sunday attacks. He cited the Cardinal’s stated lack of confidence in a domestic mechanism and said recent presidential remarks about the State investigating itself supported calls for an international investigation. He also linked this to long-standing demands by his party, representing victim communities since 2009, for truth and accountability, questioning why the Government would protect the Rajapaksas. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage Continuation (Foreign Affairs, Justice and National Integration) Justice & Human RightsCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
  • 17 November 2025 AI summary Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam urged the Government to prioritize connectivity as the basis for tourism development in the Northern and Eastern Provinces, citing the need to commission KKS Harbour, upgrade Palaly International Airport, use Batticaloa International Airport, and advance the Talaimannar–Rameswaran ferry. He welcomed the concessionary airline ticket scheme for migrant workers but asked the Foreign Employment Bureau to address cases of workers travelling to the Middle East without proper visas and ending up imprisoned. He also questioned whether rising tourist arrivals are generating the projected revenue, stressing that tourism and foreign employment are major sources of foreign exchange. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage Continuation (Foreign Affairs, Justice and National Integration) InfrastructureForeign Affairs Read →
  • 17 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam objected to disorder in the Chamber, stating that he could not be heard or proceed with his remarks. He requested the Chair to control the disruption so that he could speak. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage Continuation (Foreign Affairs, Justice and National Integration) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 17 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam objected to the Chair allowing a Point of Order, questioning the basis for permitting it and alleging procedural unfairness. He repeatedly requested the Deputy Chairperson to restore order in the House, stating that he could not proceed with his remarks amid interruptions and disorder. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage Continuation (Foreign Affairs, Justice and National Integration) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 14 November 2025 AI summary Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam stated that his party would abstain from voting on Budget 2026 as a signal of willingness to engage with the Government. He warned that they may oppose the next Budget if no action is taken by next year, and said the decision to abstain was based on the President’s agreement to meet them the following week. Debate: Second Reading of Appropriation Bill 2026 – Sixth Allotted Day Public Finance Read →
  • 14 November 2025 AI summary Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam said ITAK would abstain on the Second Reading of the 2026 Budget, arguing that it lacks sufficient commitments to Tamil political rights, constitutional reform, Provincial Council elections, land issues, accountability, and targeted development in the North and East. He questioned low utilization of previous Northern allocations, the handling of Eastern Province funds under a Governor, Mahaweli land alienation, and the absence of clear commitments to develop Palaly, Batticaloa, KKS and Trincomalee infrastructure. He said ITAK would support measures against drugs and corruption but not the Budget on the basis of feasibility studies, and raised concerns that estate worker wage and housing proposals did not adequately address dignity, land and secure housing for Malaiyagam Tamils. Debate: Second Reading of Appropriation Bill 2026 – Sixth Allotted Day Public FinanceEthnic Reconciliation & DevolutionLand & Housing Read →
  • 24 October 2025 AI summary Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam requested that a letter be tabled in Parliament and asked the Deputy Speaker to conduct an investigation based on its contents. Personal Explanation and Privilege Matter: Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe Parliamentary Procedure Read →