Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan, M.P.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)· Nuwara - Eliya

Profession: Businessman

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Speeches 54 #91 of 225·#29 in party

Attendance 7/8 days present (of recorded)

Speech history

54 speeches

9 June 2026 AI summary Dr. V.S. Radhakrishnan addressed the extension of emergency regulations in the context of the Ditva cyclone, warning against their partisan or unfair use. He raised concerns about rising drug distribution, murders, robberies, and violence in plantation areas, calling for strict and impartial law enforcement, including scrutiny of retired military personnel allegedly employed as plantation authorities. He also questioned the disappearance of a murder suspect from hospital custody and urged preventive action to stop youth being criminalized through escalating conflicts. He opposed using the PTA or emergency powers against artists such as the arrested Kilinochchi rapper Sangeethsan and called for his release. Debate on Public Security Ordinance: Extension of State of Emergency Justice & Human RightsSecurity & DefenceLaw & Order Read →
9 June 2026 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan said compensation for fully damaged estate houses had not reached workers because they lack land ownership, and urged the Government to address this long-standing issue by granting land rights to estate workers. He requested the establishment of a Special Task Force to finalize land ownership within the Government’s remaining term, even if housing construction is delayed. Oral Questions 1-10 EmploymentLand & Housing Read →
9 June 2026 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan provided district-wise data showing 10,310 estate families affected by Cyclone “Ditwah,” with 431 estate houses or line rooms completely damaged and 2,152 partially damaged. He stated that the Cabinet decided on 06.04.2026 to extend equal compensation to line-room residents without land or house ownership, including Rs. 5 million and 10 perches of Government land for completely destroyed houses, and Rs. 0.5–2.5 million for partial damage as assessed through the relevant authorities. He added that houses deemed beyond repair by the Disaster Management Committee would also qualify for full reconstruction support, with current plans to rebuild 431 houses and repair 2,152, subject to updated data. Oral Questions 1-10 EnvironmentPublic FinanceLand & Housing Read →
9 June 2026 AI summary The Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan informed Hon. Jeevan Thondaman that he would be allowed to ask the second supplementary question for the next Question. Oral Questions 1-10 Parliamentary Procedure Read →
21 May 2026 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan moved an Adjournment Motion highlighting deprivation in plantation regions and rising living costs, and argued that earlier initiatives on housing, land ownership, local administration, education, health, and a Hill Country Authority had sought to integrate hill country plantation communities into the national mainstream. He alleged that these programmes had not been continued under the present Government and that estate management intimidation, demolitions, violence, and displacement after Cyclone “Didwa” remained unresolved. He urged immediate Government intervention to stop intimidation and violence in plantation areas and prioritized granting suitable land ownership for housing to plantation families. Adjournment Debate: Integration of Malaiyaha People into National Mainstream Cost of LivingEthnic Reconciliation & DevolutionLand & Housing Read →
21 May 2026 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan said leave had been sought under Standing Order 19 for an urgent adjournment debate on integrating the Malaiyaha people into the national mainstream. He acknowledged the cooperation of Hon. Bimal Rathnayake and Hon. Kayanta Karunathilaka in facilitating the matter. Adjournment Debate: Integration of Malaiyaha People into National Mainstream Parliamentary ProcedureEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →
7 May 2026 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan said emergency relief for Ditha cyclone victims had not reached estate communities and welcomed the President’s planned visit to Nuwara Eliya. He argued that land rights for estate-line communities remain the core solution to many estate problems, and called for equal enforcement of the law against estate officials accused of assaulting workers. He also requested intervention on low potato prices and imports affecting Nuwara Eliya farmers, provision of fire engines for estate and industrial areas after the Brookside Estate factory fire, and noted the importance of continued ties with Tamil Nadu. Debate and Approval: Public Security Ordinance Extension (Emergency) - Part 2 EmploymentLand & HousingAgriculture Read →
9 April 2026 AI summary The Hon. V.S. Radhakrishnan raised concerns about rising violent crime, shootings, firearms linked to narcotics, and recent killings in Batticaloa and Jaffna, urging decisive police action without creating ethnic or regional divisions. He requested that upcoming police recruitment include Hill Country youth as officers and constables, noting that the President had agreed to this in a recent meeting. He also referred to economic pressures, calling for effective use of Indian assistance to address fuel and essential goods shortages and for adequate fertilizer supplies to support farmers. He highlighted strong GCE A/L results by Hill Country and Northern students to reject negative stereotypes and called for national unity free of regionalism, sectarianism, and racism. Debate on Regulations under Defence Acts and Extension of State of Emergency Law & OrderEthnic Reconciliation & DevolutionPublic Finance Read →
19 March 2026 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan welcomed the rescue of Iranian sailors but focused on shortages of fertilizer, petrol and diesel in Nuwara Eliya, warning that these would disrupt agriculture, transport and the April tourism season. He requested additional fuel supplies for Nuwara Eliya during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year period and relief or grace periods for three-wheeler drivers unable to meet vehicle loan repayments due to fuel shortages. He also urged the Prime Minister to reconsider teacher appointment procedures and allocate a separate quota of 3,000 to 4,000 graduate teachers for plantation schools, citing longstanding educational disadvantages in estate areas. Adjournment Debate: Current Economic and Security Crisis Cost of LivingEducationAgriculture Read →
5 March 2026 AI summary Hon. V.S. Radhakrishnan highlighted women’s economic contribution in apparel, plantation work, and migrant labour, while noting their limited representation in formal employment and the difficult living and working conditions of plantation women. He urged the Government to provide toilet and rest facilities and improve housing in estates, strengthen measures against violence against women, and consider welfare measures such as free bus travel for women. He also requested an inquiry into incidents at Dickoya–Glengyle Hospital and called for fires to be reinstated as an emergency disaster category so displaced estate families can receive official relief. Adjournment: National Care Policy and International Women's Day Women & ChildrenEmploymentLand & Housing Read →
4 March 2026 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan raised an urgent matter with the Minister of Health regarding an alleged sexual assault on the body of a 23-year-old woman in the mortuary of Glencairn Hospital. He requested immediate action to hand the three alleged perpetrators over to the Police and produce them before Court, questioning the safety and dignity afforded to women even after death. Oral Questions: Paddy Marketing Board and Fertilizer Subsidies Law & OrderHealthcareJustice & Human Rights Read →
4 March 2026 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan rose on a Point of Order. No substantive argument, proposal, or question is included in the provided speech excerpt. Oral Questions: Paddy Marketing Board and Fertilizer Subsidies Parliamentary Procedure Read →
19 February 2026 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan supported the Judicature (Amendment) Bill, stating that higher penalties are needed to address drug trafficking and related violence. He cited recent killings linked to drug cases, including incidents involving court premises and legal professionals, and urged stronger law-and-order measures, maximum punishment for offenders, and public cooperation. He also called for prevention through religious and ethical guidance, parental care, livelihood support, and robust national action to curb drug use and distribution. Debate: Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill and Judicature (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading Religion & CultureLaw & OrderJustice & Human Rights Read →
5 February 2026 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan supported the Bill establishing an association for real estate practitioners but called for amendments to address fraud by some operators who take clients’ money and abscond. He welcomed the agreed estate workers’ wage increase to Rs. 1,750, including Rs. 200 from the Government and Rs. 200 from plantation companies, but urged that it be fully implemented by 10 February without offsetting it through higher plucking targets. He also raised disputes at Coveril Estate under Horana Plantations, alleging work stoppages and dismissals without charge sheets, and requested ministerial intervention, while objecting to moves against naming hill-country institutions after Saumiyamoorthy Thondaman and asking for further development of a Nuwara Eliya memorial to fallen fighters. Debate: Institute of Real Estate Professionals, Container Depot Operators Licensing, and Shipping Agents Licensing Bills (Second Reading) Land & HousingLaw & OrderEmployment Read →
18 December 2025 AI summary Dr. V.S. Radhakrishnan raised concerns about disaster-affected estate communities in the hill country, urging that displaced people not be sent back to unsafe homes until proper NBRO certification and basic facilities are ensured. He called for careful handling of relocations in areas such as Vaewandan and Norwood, and pressed the Government to address long-standing estate worker issues by securing wage increases, seven-perch housing land allocations, and permanent settlement in the hill country. He also questioned school reopening claims in the Central Province, requested new buildings for affected schools, and urged immediate appointment of all 1,162 eligible principals. He thanked India, MPs, and the public for relief assistance, while stating that the Government must take responsibility for protecting affected communities. Adjournment Debate: Current Situation of the Country After Disaster Caused by Cyclone Ditwah Land & HousingEmploymentEnvironment Read →
5 December 2025 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan described severe disaster impacts in Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Kandy and plantation areas, citing deaths, missing persons, displaced families in camps, damaged roads, power and water interruptions, and delays in promised relief funds. He urged immediate GN-level assessments, delivery of relief, income support, restoration of infrastructure, and safe resettlement with 10–20 perches of land or government-built housing for families whose homes are destroyed or unsafe. He also called for compensation and concessional support for devastated vegetable farmers, urgent rehabilitation of the upcountry railway to restore tourism access to Ella and Badulla, and possible Indian assistance for rail repairs. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Budget Debate on Disaster Response and Government Allocations Cost of LivingInfrastructureAgriculture Read →
27 November 2025 AI summary Asked the Deputy Minister whether a subsidy could be provided for imported seed potatoes on this occasion. Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage - Eleventh Allotted Day (Heads 118, 281, 282, 285-289, 292, 327, 337) Agriculture Read →
27 November 2025 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan urged the Government to address farmers’ grievances broadly, warning that past governments suffered politically when agricultural issues were mishandled. He said compensation and insurance should not be limited to paddy farmers, and called for support for vegetable, potato, sugarcane, maize, tuber and onion farmers affected by recent floods in Nuwara Eliya, Badulla and surrounding areas. He requested subsidized seed potatoes, fertilizer support, fairer price-setting mechanisms for producers, and expanded veterinary services, vehicles and hardship allowances to strengthen dairy and livestock production in Nuwara Eliya. Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage - Eleventh Allotted Day (Heads 118, 281, 282, 285-289, 292, 327, 337) Agriculture Read →
25 November 2025 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan urged that plantation-area schools not be closed, arguing that long travel distances would increase dropouts and push children back into estate work. He cited dropout figures in Central, Uva and Sabaragamuwa Provinces, linked them to poverty and school-related costs, and warned that literacy rates could decline if the issue is not addressed. He recorded appreciation for past contributors to plantation education, noted selected education initiatives including Bambalapitiya Hindu College and a Rs. 1.5 million loan scheme, and called for cross-party cooperation while recognizing recent achievements by plantation youth. Debate: Committee Stage on Appropriation Bill 2026 - Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education (Fifteenth Allotted Day) Education Read →
25 November 2025 AI summary Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan argued that the Malaiyaha/plantation community has faced a historic education deficit because free education did not effectively reach estates until decades after independence. He requested special measures for the 864 plantation schools, including upgrading A/L schools, improving infrastructure, continuing programmes such as “Nearest School the Best School,” and appointing science, mathematics, and teaching assistant staff to address severe teacher shortages. He cited past foreign and budgetary allocations for plantation education, asked the Minister to resolve court-related delays to recruiting 3,000 teacher assistants, and sought clarification on whether plantation schools with low enrolment are to be closed. Debate: Committee Stage on Appropriation Bill 2026 - Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education (Fifteenth Allotted Day) EducationEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →