Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam, M.P.
Profession: Accountant
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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79 sittings · counts only, no scoring.
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Speech history
317 speeches- 11 September 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam briefly sought a clarification from the Chair. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or question beyond the request for clarification was recorded. Adjournment Questions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 11 September 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam questioned the Government on its manifesto pledge to create 35,000 graduate job opportunities, including STEM and teacher appointments, asking how many have been provided and why delays continue. He cited protests by Development Officers and unfulfilled promises to groups including Dengue Prevention Assistants, railway gate watchers, Field Mosquito Control Assistants and Bachelor of Education graduates, particularly highlighting unemployment in the North and East. He also asked for vacancy figures in Provincial Council ministries and sought a definite timeline for Provincial Council elections, raising concern that delimitation may be used to delay the restoration of council powers and related recruitments. Adjournment Questions Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionEmployment Read →
- 11 September 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam stated that he had not been informed that additional speaking time was being requested. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions with Answers) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 11 September 2025 AI summary The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam stated that he did not hear the preceding remark or statement. No substantive policy position, proposal, or question was raised in this intervention. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions with Answers) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 11 September 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam stated that he had not been informed by any Minister that additional time had been sought. The remark appears to address a procedural issue regarding communication or scheduling in the House. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions with Answers) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 11 September 2025 AI summary Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam stated that he could not hear what was being said, indicating an audibility issue during the proceedings. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions with Answers) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 11 September 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam raised a procedural objection, stating that his microphone had been switched off while he was attempting to ask a question. He requested that the Hansard be checked to confirm that he had said he was asking the question, and asked that an answer be allowed before proceeding to the second round. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions with Answers) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 11 September 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam rose on a point of order. No substantive argument, proposal, or question was recorded in the provided excerpt. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions with Answers) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 11 September 2025 AI summary Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam stated that efforts were being made to undermine President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s mandate. He appeared to argue that government figures, including the Leader of the House, depended on the President’s public mandate or image, though the excerpt is incomplete. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions with Answers) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 11 September 2025 AI summary Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam raised a point of order alleging that the Leader of the House had used obscene language in Parliament and questioned whether such conduct was appropriate. He also criticized the behaviour of National List Members elected under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s mandate. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions with Answers) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 11 September 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam attempted to raise a question in Parliament, addressing the Chair directly. No substantive issue, proposal, or policy matter was recorded in the provided excerpt. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions with Answers) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 11 September 2025 AI summary Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam briefly informed the House that he had arrived late to Parliament and began referring to the Opposition. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or question was raised in the excerpt provided. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions with Answers) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 11 September 2025 AI summary The Chair called for order in the House, requesting Members to maintain decorum during proceedings. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions with Answers) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 11 September 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam stated that he could not hear what was being said. No substantive policy position, proposal, or question was made in this intervention. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions with Answers) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 11 September 2025 AI summary Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam began to raise a question, first responding to an interruption or comment from the chamber. No substantive policy issue, legislative matter, proposal, or demand was stated in the provided excerpt. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions with Answers) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 9 September 2025 AI summary He used the debate on the Sri Lanka–United Arab Emirates agreement to argue that the Government should first address unresolved commitments to Tamil-speaking citizens, particularly on reconciliation, accountability, and political representation. On behalf of ITAK, he criticized the Government’s UNHRC position, citing the continued use of the PTA, failure to repeal the Online Safety Act, opposition to international accountability mechanisms, lack of international assistance on mass graves such as Chemmani, and delays to Provincial Council elections through the delimitation process. He welcomed India’s call for meaningful devolution and urged the Government to support his Private Member’s Bill to enable immediate Provincial Council elections. Debate: Agreement between Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates (Continued) Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionJustice & Human RightsForeign Affairs Read →
- 22 August 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam argued that the Government had misrepresented the OHCHR report, citing its criticisms on the PTA, transitional justice, poverty, corruption, militarization, land issues, custodial deaths, and stalled accountability cases. He raised specific allegations regarding NMRA-related corruption and deaths linked to a reintroduced product, intimidation of Tamil journalists, demolition of churches in Palaly–Myliddy, and continued military occupation and land acquisition in the North and East. He also criticized the Government’s unfulfilled promises on plantation wages, Forest Conservation land releases in Batticaloa, and broader reforms, while rejecting claims that demands for Tamil political rights are racist. Adjournment Motion: Human Rights Issues Faced by the Tamil Community in the North, East and Hill Country Justice & Human RightsCorruption & Governance ReformEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →
- 19 August 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam clarified that he was not opposing regulation and sought a direct response from the Minister on the scope of the Bill. He asked whether, once enacted, it would allow foreign-flagged ships to obtain permits to operate gambling in Sri Lankan waters, noting that licences had previously been issued only for onshore casinos. Debate: Gambling Regulatory Authority Bill, Public Debt Management Act Regulations, and Foreign Exchange Act Regulations Law & Order Read →
- 19 August 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam criticised the Gambling Regulatory Authority Bill for permitting gambling on ships and in Colombo Port City, arguing that foreign-flag vessels could obtain permits to operate in Sri Lankan waters and create national security and geopolitical risks. He questioned the Government’s revenue rationale, citing non-collection of the USD 100 casino entry levy from 2015 to 2023, and warned of social consequences if Sri Lanka becomes a regional gambling hub. He also addressed the recent hartal in the North and East following the death of a youth in Mullaitivu, calling for a transparent legal process and reiterating requests to release military-occupied schools, public buildings, and civilian lands where they obstruct civilian life. Debate: Gambling Regulatory Authority Bill, Public Debt Management Act Regulations, and Foreign Exchange Act Regulations Public FinanceLaw & Order Read →
- 19 August 2025 AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam questioned the Government on delays in holding Provincial Council elections, linking the absence of functioning councils to a lack of transparency in PSDG allocations and difficulties in managing local infrastructure such as drains in Batticaloa. He referred to his Private Member’s Bill proposing elections under the old system and asked when elections would be held, whether they would use the old system, and when powers would be restored to Northern and Eastern representatives. Oral Question: Drainage Infrastructure - Batticaloa (Q.3/185/2024) Parliamentary ProcedureEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →