Hon. Ravi Karunanayake

New Democratic Front· National List· 4 March 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Government Printing Department Vacancies and Qualifications

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Hon. Ravi Karunanayake argued that Sri Lanka’s pool of specialized expertise is diminishing and called for stronger emphasis on technical competence in public life. He referred to his earlier proposal that minimum qualifications should be required even for politicians, and urged reforms to prioritize merit and experience in national decision-making.

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¶ 01 Basing on this, I see our pool of specialized expertise shrinking. A decade ago I proposed in Parliament that technical competence should be mandatory—even for politicians there are no O/L or A/L requirements. We must correct this broken system and elevate merit and experience to guide the country.

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·No. 23360 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 March 2026. No. 23360. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13341