The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna began by stating that he would shorten his allotted time and chose to speak in Sinhala, noting his Tamil identity. He challenged Members to indicate whether they considered Prabhakaran a terrorist, observing that no one raised a hand, and said he posed the question for a reason.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I will reduce a minute from my time.
¶ 02 Thank you, Hon. Deputy Chairperson of Committees. I will begin in Sinhala. I am Tamil, and you are happier when I speak Sinhala.
¶ 03 Let me ask: can anyone here raise a hand and say Prabhakaran was a terrorist? Raise your hands — count — not one hand raised. I asked that for a reason…
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 September 2025. No. 1758017450079419. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10749