Hon. Najith Indika
Hon. Najith Indika rejected allegations circulated on social media, stating that he had not spoken of any such deal and had no authority to do so as a Deputy Minister. He argued that unverified online claims should not be repeated in Parliament without accountability, said legal action would be taken over alleged personal defamation, and undertook to inform the House of developments.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I also saw the incident on social media. What I ask of him is that when something is said in Parliament, one must be accountable for it. I, as a Deputy Minister, have in no way spoken of any such deal. We have neither the right, nor ability, nor authority to do so. Please wait a moment.
¶ 02 Hon. Deputy Chairperson of Committees, anyone can mount a camera somewhere, start a YouTube channel and post things. You cannot come here, pick things from there, and say them without responsibility. Please wait a moment. Regarding that personal defamation, we are taking appropriate legal action and will keep the House informed. I ask him not to come here and try to mislead this House with things going around somewhere.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 22 October 2025 ·No. 22638 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Najith Indika. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 October 2025. No. 22638. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12402