The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna

Independent Group 17 - Jaffna· Jaffna· 11 September 2025 ·Procedural: Ministerial Statements and Privilege Question

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Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna sought clarification from the Prime Minister regarding alleged financial irregularities involving hospitals in the Northern Province, including Tellippalai Base Hospital and the Trail Cancer Hospital established in 2017. He alleged that diaspora funds had been collected and used without proper agreements or transparency, citing missing monies, the absence of an MoU with Colours of Courage Trust, and specific sums including Rs. 17 million and £31,324. He also referred to earlier allegations of fraud at Chavakachcheri Hospital and related legal action against him.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I will ask this for clarification from the Hon. Prime Minister.

¶ 02 Hon. Prime Minister, we in the Northern Province have a lot of respect for you. My Question was regarding two hospitals. A person named Dr. Ketheeswaran has been PDHS for 19 years. Millions of rupees were sent by the diaspora to those hospitals. The Hon. Minister of Health would agree that in several instances monies sent to hospitals have gone missing. For example, at Tellippalai Base Hospital, a Trail Cancer Hospital was established in 2017 without an MoU between the Government and the private organization Colours of Courage Trust. They collect diaspora funds by misrepresenting matters. I will say this in Sinhala: they lie that the Sinhala Government does nothing for Tamils to collect heavy sums from our diaspora. The Health Minister knows well how I came to Parliament—after I spoke about fraud and corruption at Chavakachcheri Hospital, Palitha Maheepala filed a case against me. Hon. Speaker, please give me a second to conclude.

¶ 03 Hon. Prime Minister, at that Base Hospital, I obtained documents regarding Rs. 17 million. Also, £31,324 were sent in 2000 to the Trail Cancer Hospital without an MoU. So, nobody knows—

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Source: Hansard, Thursday, 11 September 2025 ·No. 1758278142029989 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 11 September 2025. No. 1758278142029989. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1318