The Hon. Amila Prasad
Hon. Amila Prasad denied the Prime Minister’s allegation that he had threatened a woman Member, stating that his remarks were not insulting or threatening and were made in response to his microphone being taken while he was speaking. He said his comments were a protest against obstruction of his speech and asked that the matter not be turned into a political issue.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you for the opportunity, Hon. Speaker. The Hon. Prime Minister mentioned my name yesterday implying I threatened a Hon. lady Member. Had she been in the Chamber then, she would have seen what happened. While I was speaking, the microphone was taken in an unruly manner—that was the issue. Where was the fault in my speech that would cause offence to a lady Member? I did not say anything threatening. I did not insult her; I made a comparative remark. It was not intended to insult female aspirants to politics, nor any of the 22 lady MPs in Parliament. It was a protest against obstructing my speech. Please, do not turn this into a political drama.
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Cite as: The Hon. Amila Prasad. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 11 September 2025. No. 1758278142029989. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1341