The Hon. (Ms.) Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney-at-Law
Lakmali Hemachandra referred to reactions in Trincomalee against political agitation and criticized past rulers for fostering divisive politics, crime, and corruption. She praised the Tri-Forces for their rescue and restoration work during Cyclone Michaung and called for respect for all communities, national unity, and rejection of racist politics.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Presiding Member.
¶ 02 Let me remind everyone: in Trincomalee, Sinhala mothers told those who came to play politics to leave without creating disturbances. Hon. Namal Rajapaksa did not even have the courage to ask for votes there. He knows why. Our people respect the Sangha and all communities, and it is the past rulers’ politics that damaged our moral and cultural life. Each day we hear of crimes and corruption—who governed when the country declined so? During the “Michaung” cyclone too, our Tri-Forces did an enormous job restoring normalcy and infrastructure and rescuing people. We must honour them and build national unity. We will not allow a return to racist politics. Thank you.
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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/13111