The Hon. Nandana Pathmakumara
Nandana Pathmakumara used a metaphor comparing unhealthy foods to the Opposition’s political conduct, saying excess “sugar” while in Government had led to its current position in Opposition. He argued that the Opposition was now similarly overindulging in “salt,” implying that its present behaviour would also have negative consequences.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson of Committees, there are four food types that make people sick: first sugar, second salt, then white rice and refined flour, and processed meats like ham and sausages. Eat them and you fall ill quickly. The Opposition, when in Government, consumed too much sugar—thinking they wouldn’t get sick—and ended up sick, now in Opposition. Today in Opposition they are consuming salt—and they don’t realize too much salt also makes you ill.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 8 July 2025 ·No. 1752482630017444 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Nandana Pathmakumara. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 July 2025. No. 1752482630017444. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10964