The Hon. (Ms.) Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney-at-Law

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 5 February 2026 ·Debate: Debate: Institute of Real Estate Professionals, Container Depot Operators Licensing, and Shipping Agents Licensing Bills (Second Reading)

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Lakmali Hemachandra stated that attempts to spread abuse and disrespect through social media in order to mislead the public would not succeed. She argued that people across religious and ethnic communities, including Sinhala Buddhists, Tamil Hindus, and Muslims, understand such efforts.

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¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, please allow me a little more time.

¶ 02 Spreading abuse and disrespect through social media thinking people can be misled will not work. Sinhala, Buddhist, Tamil, Hindu, Muslim—everyone understands.

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Source: Hansard, Thursday, 5 February 2026 ·No. 23269 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Ms.) Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 February 2026. No. 23269. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13109