Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran, M.P.
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Speeches 88 #55 of 225·#3 in party
Attendance 8/8 days present (of recorded)
Top topic Ethnic Reconciliation & Devolution 30 speeches
Last spoke 10 June 2026 in Debate
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Speech history
88 speeches- 5 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran supported the Adjournment Motion and raised concern over intensified illegal fishing in Mullaitivu and other Northern and Eastern sea areas, saying it is damaging marine resources and fishermen’s livelihoods. He criticised the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources for insufficient enforcement, citing staff shortages and a recent incident in Kallappadu where residents seized six boats themselves before court action was taken. He requested urgent joint action by the Fisheries Department and the Navy, increased capacity to address enforcement gaps, and protection of fishing communities from illegal operators. Adjournment Motion: Prevention of Criminal Activities Affecting Livelihood of Fishermen of Ampara and Batticaloa EnvironmentLaw & OrderCost of Living Read →
- 3 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran urged the release of privately used lands, including houses, fields, and roads, distinguishing this from requests to clear forest areas. He asked that affected people be given livelihood relief until their lands are released, stating that their families, including children, are facing hardship. Debate: Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionLand & HousingCost of Living Read →
- 3 June 2025 AI summary Welcoming the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill, Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran raised district-level concerns in Mullaitivu, Mannar and Vavuniya, including recent drownings in Mullaitivu and requested swimming pools and swimming instruction in larger schools. He asked that national management service officer vacancies be filled, where possible, by candidates from the relevant districts, particularly in the Vanni. He urged immediate coastal protection for Vankalai and other affected areas in Mannar, citing severe erosion, livelihood losses, illegal activities and local requests for additional protective structures. He also alleged unresolved resettlement and land access problems in Mullaitivu due to gazetting by the Forest, Wildlife and Archaeology Departments, specifically referring to displaced families from AC Farm in Thanduvan who have not been resettled. Debate: Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading Land & HousingEnvironmentInfrastructure Read →
- 23 May 2025 AI summary Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran called for justice and accountability for Tamil victims of the 2009 final war, referring to Mullivaikkal commemorations and the continuing demands of survivors 16 years later. He welcomed the unveiling of a Tamil Genocide Memorial in Brampton, Canada, and statements by Canadian leaders supporting truth, accountability, and justice, and appealed for international assistance to secure justice for the Tamil people. Debate: Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill and Foreign Loans (Repeal) Bill - Second Reading Foreign AffairsJustice & Human RightsEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →
- 8 May 2025 AI summary Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran questioned Gazette No. 2430 of 28.03.2025, which he said seeks to acquire 5,941 acres in the Northern Province as state land, and demanded its withdrawal, arguing that displaced people are being asked to produce documents under unfair circumstances. He also urged the Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister to establish dedicated tourism units and appoint officers at district and divisional secretariats in the Northern Province to support tourism development linked to Palaly Airport, the Nagapattinam ferry, and local cultural and natural assets. Debate: Customs Ordinance - Resolution on Import Duties on Motor Vehicles Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionForeign AffairsLand & Housing Read →
- 9 April 2025 AI summary Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran called for policy action to reduce VAT on essential foods such as rice, sugar, flour and dhal. He raised concerns over illegal fishing practices, alleged official complicity, narcotics trafficking by sea, Indian trawler incursions, bottom trawling, and environmental damage affecting fishing communities in Mullaitivu, Mannar, Kilinochchi and Jaffna. He urged ministerial intervention under the Clean Sri Lanka programme, warning that continued inaction could lead to public protests, and questioned coastal mining and aquaculture projects that he said displace fishers and damage livelihoods. Debate: Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (Afternoon Session and Reported Business) EnvironmentAgricultureLaw & Order Read →
- 21 March 2025 AI summary Thurairasa Ravikaran raised concerns on behalf of the Northern Province Association for Protecting Pensioners’ Rights, presenting grievances relating to pensioners to the Minister of Finance and relevant authorities. He framed the matter as one requiring government attention during the debate, seeking consideration of the issues affecting pensioners in the Northern Province. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage (Twenty-sixth Day) and Third Reading Public Finance Read →
- 17 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran expressed willingness to cooperate with the Government on rebuilding the country, but alleged that state agencies and extremist Buddhist monks have contributed to ethnic tension, land seizures, and disruption of religious harmony in the North and East. Citing incidents at Semmalai Pillaiyar Temple, Kokkilai, and Kurundur Malai in Mullaitivu, he claimed that court orders were disregarded, Hindu worship was obstructed, private and temple lands were taken over, and Buddhist structures or symbols were installed with state support. He called for justice, transparency in archaeological work, and an end to the use of archaeology and religious sites for demographic or territorial changes. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage Debate on Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs and Ministry of Environment Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionReligion & CultureJustice & Human Rights Read →
- 12 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran raised concerns over post-2009 land acquisition and forest reservation in the Vanni region by the Forest Department and Department of Wildlife Conservation, alleging that residential lands, paddy fields, irrigation areas, roads, and burial grounds had been gazetted without proper procedure or consultation. He cited district figures for Mullaitivu, including 167,487 acres declared as forest and 69,401 acres brought under wildlife-related designations such as Nandikadal, Nayaru, and Sundikkulam. He urged the Minister and Deputy Minister responsible for lands to review and remedy these land issues and to allocate adequate pastureland for large cattle populations in Mannar, Vavuniya, and Mullaitivu. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation EnvironmentLand & HousingCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
- 10 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran welcomed the Budget’s focus and allocations for education but urged equitable, district-based distribution, particularly for the Vanni District. He highlighted serious shortages in school infrastructure, teachers, principals, support staff, ICT facilities, internet access, laboratories, libraries, and sanitation, citing major vacancies and defective computer stocks in Mullaitivu and Vavuniya South. He asked the Government to address teacher and staff shortages through regularizing development officers and integrating graduates, establish ICT and distance-learning centres in underserved Northern and Eastern zones, and adopt practical procedures for repairing or disposing of unusable electronic equipment. Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Seventeenth Allotted Day – Committee Stage EducationPublic FinanceInfrastructure Read →
- 8 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran used the Women and Child Affairs budget debate on International Women’s Day to call for justice and clear answers for families of the forcibly disappeared in the North and East, particularly protesting mothers and wives in Mullaitivu. He urged the Government to provide income support and livelihood assistance to female-headed households, citing over 9,000 such households in Mullaitivu and wider need across the North and East, and highlighted the impact on children who lost parents and persons with disabilities. He requested the Prime Minister and the Minister of Women and Child Affairs to visit Mullaitivu and also called for improved remuneration for pre-school teachers, who he said receive only Rs. 6,000 per month. Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Women & ChildrenJustice & Human RightsEducation Read →
- 7 March 2025 AI summary Thurairasa Ravikaran requested priority for infrastructure and community-related measures in the North and East, including construction of a bridge across Kokkilai Lagoon linking Mullaitivu and Pulmoddai to improve travel and tourism. He asked that former Thuyilum Illam sites such as Mulliyawalai, Alampil, Theravil, and Eechchankulam be released from military control to allow war remembrance activities. He thanked the Government for allocating funds for the Vattuvakal bridge and urged completion within the year, while also calling for the suspended 2018 housing assistance programme for war-affected and vulnerable families to be fully resumed across the North and East. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage (Heads 117, 123, 306, 307, 309-311, 332, 336) InfrastructureLand & HousingEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →
- 6 March 2025 AI summary Welcoming the Adjournment Motion on challenges faced by medical specialists, the Member drew attention to health sector shortages in Mullaitivu District, noting manpower gaps across hospitals and inadequate facilities at the District General Hospital. He requested more inpatient accommodation and additional ambulances for Mullaitivu, Alampil, Kokkulai and other areas, and urged the Health Minister to visit the district and address its underdevelopment-related health needs. Adjournment Motion: Challenges Faced by Medical Specialists (Postgraduate Trainees) HealthcareInfrastructure Read →
- 5 March 2025 AI summary Thurairasa Ravikaran supported the Motion on the drug problem, warning that narcotics are destabilizing districts across the country and harming youth and young women. He urged the new Government and the Police to strengthen law and order and take additional measures, with both compassion and enforcement, to protect people from addiction and related deaths. Adjournment Motion: Jaffna - Social Impact of Drug Addiction Among Youth Security & DefenceWomen & ChildrenLaw & Order Read →
- 5 March 2025 AI summary The Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran briefly noted that the Minister of Fisheries was already fully aware of the issues being raised. He then referred to Bimal Rathnayake in his capacity as Minister of Transport and Highways, indicating a shift or clarification regarding ministerial responsibility. Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Committee Stage Continued: Heads 124, 151, 331 Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 5 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran rose on a point of order. No substantive issue, proposal, or question was stated in the provided excerpt. Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Committee Stage Continued: Heads 124, 151, 331 Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 5 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran raised concern over unlawful incursions by Indian bottom-trawling vessels into Sri Lankan waters, particularly in the North and East, stating that they are destroying marine habitats and undermining local fishermen’s livelihoods. He called for strict enforcement of Sri Lanka’s ban on bottom trawling, legal action against both foreign and local illegal fishers, and stronger action by the Navy, Police and Fisheries authorities to protect maritime boundaries. He urged the Minister to intervene firmly and warned that affected fishing communities in Jaffna, Mannar, Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi may be forced into public protest if their livelihoods are not protected. Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Committee Stage: Heads 124, 216, 331, 151 and 290 AgricultureSecurity & DefenceForeign Affairs Read →
- 4 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran raised concerns about administrative underdevelopment in Mullaitivu during the Committee Stage Debate on Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government. He requested the Government to address the amalgamation of Vavunikulam and Oddusuddan DS divisions under one Pradeshiya Sabha, fill 140 vacancies in district and divisional offices, and commence Phase 2 of the Mullaitivu District Secretariat building. He urged equal treatment of all districts and noted similar staffing and administrative shortages in Vavuniya and Mannar. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage InfrastructureCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
- 1 March 2025 AI summary Welcoming the Government’s absence of racist rhetoric, Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran called for repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act and justice for families of the disappeared, including investigations into alleged disappearances at Vattuvagal and the Kokku Thoduvaai mass grave. He urged action on PTA detainees and political prisoners, citing the case of Anandhasuthakar, and demanded the release of Tamil prisoners. He also raised concerns over post-2009 land acquisition by the Forest Department and military in Mullaitivu and other northern districts, calling for mechanisms to return cultivation, residential, and livelihood lands to civilians before supporting the Ministry’s Votes. Committee of Supply: Ministry of Justice and National Integration (Head 110, Heads 228-236, Head 326) Justice & Human RightsLand & HousingEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →
- 28 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran welcomed the Government’s “Prosperous Country – Beautiful Life” policy and Clean Sri Lanka programme but argued that rising drug use and illicit liquor production, especially in Mullaitivu and the wider Vanni, undermine those aims. He cited village complaints and reported deaths linked to kassippu and cannabis-related illicit alcohol, questioned why Police and security forces have not controlled the situation, and referred to allegations of police complicity. He also raised concerns about related theft, family breakdown, youth addiction, forest destruction, timber smuggling, illegal sand and gravel mining, cattle smuggling, and an incident involving an allegedly intoxicated police officer at Yogapuram School, calling for stronger law and order enforcement. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage Debate Continued (Afternoon) Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionEnvironmentLaw & Order Read →