Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan, M.P.

Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK)· Batticaloa

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Speech history

65 speeches

15 November 2025 AI summary Welcoming assurances on minority inclusion, the Member warned against establishing religious sites in areas where the relevant community does not reside, citing plans for a Buddhist worship site and vihara at Nediyakalmalai near Batticaloa border villages as a source of local suspicion and potential conflict. He alleged that related road works, Forest Department land releases, and confiscation of Tamil farmlands were undermining reconciliation. He said his side abstained on the Budget because, despite some positive measures, it did not address the national question and maintained high Defence allocations in peacetime. He urged the Government to include a just political solution and development of war-affected areas in the next Budget, noting a forthcoming meeting with the President. Debate: Committee Stage - Appropriation Bill 2026, Special Spending Units (Heads 1, 2, 4-11, 13, 16-25) Religion & CultureEthnic Reconciliation & DevolutionLand & Housing Read →
15 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan addressed the expenditure heads relating to the presidency, prime minister’s office and independent commissions, arguing that both the executive presidency and earlier parliamentary systems had failed to resolve corruption, economic mismanagement, crime and the national question. He welcomed some current government action against the underworld, narcotics and corruption, but urged repeal or reform of the PTA, accountability for wartime abuses and disappearances, truth and remedies for victims, and a just political solution. He cited several killings, abductions and disappearances involving academics, journalists, politicians, teachers and children, demanding investigations, prosecutions and convictions regardless of ethnicity or status. He also criticised the composition of the Archaeological Advisory Committee, calling for representation reflecting Sri Lanka’s multi-ethnic society. Debate: Committee Stage - Appropriation Bill 2026, Special Spending Units (Heads 1, 2, 4-11, 13, 16-25) Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionJustice & Human RightsCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
10 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan welcomed positive Budget indicators and allocations for Batticaloa infrastructure, while arguing that economic progress also requires resolving the national ethnic question and addressing war-related accountability, disappearances, political prisoners, land issues, and alleged wartime sexual violence through credible investigations. He urged urgent action on North and East basic needs, including clean drinking water, kidney disease prevention, staffing wildlife offices to address human-elephant conflict, and resolving grazing land restrictions. He also raised concerns over The Finance Company PLC depositors, pension anomalies, and welcomed the stated decision to withdraw the Army from Maaveerar resting places. Adjourned Debate on Budget Bill – Second Reading Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionJustice & Human RightsPublic Finance Read →
24 October 2025 AI summary Gnanamuththu Srineshan paid condolences to the families of seven late former Members of Parliament and highlighted their service to their electorates. He focused on Hon. Manicavasagar Kanagasabapathy Eelaventhan, describing his long association with ITAK, the TULF and the TNA, his role as a Tamil nationalist activist, writer and orator, and his service as a National List MP from 2004. Srineshan noted Eelaventhan’s involvement in Tamil political struggles from the period of S.J.V. Chelvanayakam through the years of conflict, and said he continued to speak for affected Tamil people until his death in Canada at the age of 91. Votes of Condolence: Seven Former Members of Parliament Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionParliamentary Procedure Read →
23 October 2025 AI summary Gnanamuththu Srineshan supported the Adjournment Motion on a national work plan to eradicate drug trafficking and organized crime, arguing that drugs and the underworld undermine democracy, the rule of law and justice. He cited the killing of High Court Judge Sarath Ambepitiya after threats linked to a drug case as evidence of the threat posed to the judiciary, and called for action against networks operating both domestically and from abroad, including those allegedly protected by political, police and financial interests. He also briefly raised pension anomalies affecting teachers and principals, referring to past recommendations and assurances, and requested implementation of anomaly-free pensions sought by pensioners’ associations. Adjournment Debate: Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking and Nation Together Programme (Ratama Ekata) Law & OrderJustice & Human Rights Read →
9 October 2025 AI summary Gnanamuththu Srineshan called for action against corrupt officials who he said remain in government institutions, including those using legal cases to block new appointments and avoid accountability despite audit reports being sent to the Ministry. He urged a just resolution to longstanding ethnic issues, including the rights of families of the disappeared, and noted that the President’s UN remarks on Palestine did not address Sri Lanka’s unresolved ethnic question. He also raised local infrastructure concerns in Batticaloa, particularly the delayed bridge linking Paduwankarai and Eluvankarai and the collapsed Magilavettuvan bridge, and called for stronger measures against drugs, corruption and fraud. Adjournment Debate: Implementation of Manifesto - Government and Opposition Speeches InfrastructureCorruption & Governance ReformEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →
9 October 2025 AI summary Gnanamuththu Srineshan briefly remarks that he had been allocated eight minutes to speak. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or question is raised in the excerpt. Adjournment Debate: Implementation of Manifesto - Government and Opposition Speeches Parliamentary Procedure Read →
9 October 2025 AI summary Gnanamuththu Srineshan said the Government’s policy statement on a “Prosperous Country - A Beautiful Life” should be assessed by whether it has laid foundations for fair access to food, housing and clothing, while noting that long-standing communal and extremist politics since Independence have hindered such progress. He welcomed action against drugs, underworld gangs and corruption, including recent narcotics-related arrests, but argued that investigations must reach the masterminds, including those behind the Easter attacks and any “black state” networks. He also called for action against corrupt officials who remain in positions of influence and for the implementation of inquiry report recommendations without protection or delay. Adjournment Debate: Implementation of Manifesto - Government and Opposition Speeches Cost of LivingCorruption & Governance ReformLaw & Order Read →
12 September 2025 AI summary Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan supported the condolence motion for former Members of Parliament P. Dayaratna, Gamini Lokuge, Indradasa Hettiarachchi, M. H. Cegu Isadean, and W. B. Ranatunga, conveying condolences to their families. He paid particular tribute to M. H. Cegu Isadean as an Eastern Province politician, poet, teacher, lawyer, and advocate of Tamil–Muslim coexistence, noting his efforts to prevent ethnic tensions during difficult periods. He also recalled P. Dayaratna’s service to all communities in Ampara and acknowledged the public service of the other former Members. Votes of Condolence: Late Former Members of Parliament (P. Dayaratna, Gamini Lokuge, Indradasa Hettiarachchi, M. H. Cegu Isadean, W. B. Ranatunga) Parliamentary ProcedureEthnic Reconciliation & DevolutionReligion & Culture Read →
10 September 2025 AI summary Gnanamuththu Srineshan raised farmers’ issues in the North and East, especially Batticaloa, highlighting delays in government price-setting and paddy procurement that leave farmers vulnerable to low private-sector prices. He called for rehabilitation of storage facilities such as the former PMB warehouse at Theavapuram, more drying yards and functional warehouses, timely delivery of fertilizer and inputs, and faster compensation for flood-related crop losses. He also urged action on human–elephant conflict in Batticaloa, Ampara and Trincomalee, citing inadequate wildlife sub-offices and staff and stating that electric fences alone are insufficient. Adjournment Debate: Fair Guaranteed Price for Paddy EnvironmentAgricultureCost of Living Read →
10 September 2025 AI summary Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan supported curbing excessive presidential privileges under the Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill, but argued that the wider issue is the Executive Presidency itself, which he said has enabled authoritarianism, abuses under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, and impunity. He said reasonable pensions and security may be appropriate for former Presidents, but extravagant benefits are unacceptable during economic hardship and resources should instead support jobs, factories, and livelihoods, especially in the North and East. He also raised administrative concerns in the Eastern Province, urging action on volunteer teachers appointed late after wartime service, unemployment among traditional medicine graduates, reduced medical admissions under the district quota in Batticaloa, and significant vacancies in the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service. Debate: Presidents' Entitlements (Repeal) Bill - Second Reading Corruption & Governance ReformEmploymentJustice & Human Rights Read →
9 September 2025 AI summary Asked the Deputy Minister to specify the expected timeframe for completing or resolving the matter under discussion, requesting an indication in months or days. Oral Question: Appointment of Directors to Road Development Authority (Q.?/2025) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
9 September 2025 AI summary Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan raised a supplementary question to the Deputy Minister regarding delayed appointments in the Road Development Authority after interviews had been conducted. He said long-serving RDA employees nearing retirement were losing promotion opportunities due to the delay and asked why appointments were not made based on the earlier interviews. Oral Question: Appointment of Directors to Road Development Authority (Q.?/2025) Employment Read →
9 September 2025 AI summary Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan asked the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation about the delay in appointing 39 permanent Directors to the Road Development Authority after interviews had reportedly been completed and names referred for Board approval. He sought reasons for the six-month delay, details of any impediments and measures to resolve them, and asked when the appointments would be made, noting that long-serving employees nearing retirement were awaiting promotions and that the delay could affect government efficiency. Oral Question: Appointment of Directors to Road Development Authority (Q.?/2025) InfrastructureEmployment Read →
22 August 2025 AI summary Gnanamuththu Srineshan argued that the Prevention of Terrorism Act, introduced as a temporary measure in 1979, has been used for decades to undermine democracy and facilitate abuses including torture, disappearances, wrongful convictions and mass graves, particularly affecting Tamil and Muslim youth. He called for the unconditional repeal of the PTA, the release of long-detained political prisoners, and accountability for killings of journalists including Ayathurai Nadesan, Sivaram, Sugirdharajan, Lasantha Wickrematunge and Prageeth Eknaligoda. He also raised employment as a human rights issue, requesting progressive appointments for around 2,700 locally qualified traditional medicine graduates awaiting state opportunities. Adjournment Motion: Human Rights Issues Faced by the Tamil Community in the North, East and Hill Country Law & OrderEmploymentJustice & Human Rights Read →
5 August 2025 AI summary Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan addressed an adjournment motion concerning five GN divisions within Koralaipattu South (Kiran), stating that the affected residents should be consulted on whether they wish to remain there or join another DS division. He said the 18 GN divisions in the area have functioned together since 2002 without ethnic friction, with Tamil and Muslim communities living harmoniously and the five divisions historically linked to Koralaipattu South through community institutions. He cautioned that detaching the five GN divisions could create tensions, especially given land ownership complexities involving state authorities, and called for a transparent resolution through dialogue. Adjournment Debate: Koralaipattu Central Divisional Secretariat in Batticaloa Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionParliamentary Procedure Read →
25 July 2025 AI summary Gnanamuththu Srineshan paid tribute to five former Members, focusing especially on R. Sampanthan’s long legal and parliamentary career and his efforts to secure Tamil political rights through constitutional reform and dialogue with successive national leaders. He said Sampanthan pursued equality and a political solution through moderate, bridge-building politics, including during the Constitutional Assembly process under the “Good Governance” Government, but died with that objective unfulfilled. He also offered brief condolences for Abeyratne Pilapitiya, W. B. Ekanayake and Lucky Jayawardana for their public service, and for Malani Fonseka for her distinguished contribution to cinema. Condolence Debate: Late Hon. Members (R. Sampanthan, A. Pilapitiya, W. B. Ekanayake, Lucky Jayawardana, Malani Fonseka) Parliamentary ProcedureEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →
24 July 2025 AI summary Gnanamuththu Srineshan supported education reform but urged that it address past shortcomings by promoting sustainable development, national unity, moral values, employability, and stronger technical, scientific and mathematical education. He called for equitable teacher allocation, especially for difficult schools in Batticaloa’s Paduvankarai areas, and emphasized shortages in mathematics, science, IT and vocational subjects that limit students’ subject choices. He also proposed stronger qualifications and training for preschool teachers, reconsideration of the Grade 5 scholarship exam, prompt recruitment of B.Ed. graduates without additional diploma requirements, and swift release of O/L re-correction results. He stressed that reforms should be practical and ensure students leave school with vocational skills as well as certificates. Adjournment Debate: Proposed Educational Reforms (continued) EducationEmployment Read →
30 June 2025 AI summary Gnanamuththu Srineshan said Sri Lanka’s economic failures stemmed less from choosing capitalism or socialism than from corruption, waste, mismanagement and discriminatory development, and he welcomed the Fiscal Strategy Statement and action against those accused of looting public assets. He urged the Government to rebuild the economy by reopening and rehabilitating closed industries in the North and East, including the Valachchenai Paper Mill and other factories affected by the war, to create jobs and reduce poverty, especially among female-headed households and migrant workers. He argued that past tax cuts under Gotabaya Rajapaksa caused major revenue losses and called for progressive, strategic economic action at national, provincial and district levels while noting that reported growth had not yet resolved poverty and price instability. Debate: Motion to Adjourn on Fiscal Strategy Statement 2026 EmploymentCorruption & Governance ReformPublic Finance Read →
6 June 2025 AI summary Gnanamuththu Srineshan paid tribute to the late Mavai Somasundaram Senathirajah, describing his lifelong role in the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi and his commitment to Tamil rights through non-violent, democratic politics. He recalled Senathirajah’s experiences amid key post-independence political developments, his efforts to maintain links across Tamil political and militant movements, and the risks and violence he faced while campaigning in the North and East. Srineshan said Senathirajah’s death was a major loss to his family, the Tamil community and Sri Lanka, and conveyed condolences to his relatives. Debate: Votes of Condolence for Four Former MPs Justice & Human RightsEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →