The Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy
Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy supported Sugath Wasantha de Silva’s adjournment motion on persons with disabilities and called for Parliament to model inclusion. He urged respect, priority in employment, relief, housing, and educational support for persons with disabilities, particularly those affected by the war in the North and East, including Tamil, Sinhalese, and other communities. He said the Government should build a society where persons with disabilities can live on equal terms.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Madam Deputy Chairperson of Committees, I warmly welcome Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva’s adjournment motion on persons with disabilities and thank him. We are proud to serve with him; this Parliament can be a model to the world in inclusion.
¶ 02 In schools, universities, and workplaces, when a person with a disability is among others, we must accord due respect and give priority in employment opportunities. In the North and East, after 30 years of war, many became persons with disabilities—losing limbs, carrying shrapnel, and displaced. The Tamil people of the North and East, as well as war-affected Sinhalese and others, need relief and good education for their children. Many remain without homes.
¶ 03 Our Government must build a society in which persons with disabilities can live on equal terms. I am confident we will. I once again thank Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva for bringing this motion and conclude.
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Cite as: The Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 July 2025. No. 1752482630017444. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10978