The Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, Attorney-at-Law

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna· National List· 22 July 2025 ·Debate: Debate: National Minimum Wage of Workers and Budgetary Relief Allowance Bills (Second and Third Readings)

Justice & Human Rights

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Namal Rajapaksa rejected an implication of association with organized crime, stating that political alignment or personal friendship with another member should not be construed as criminal association. He emphasized that being on the same side on some matters does not make them “organized criminals.”

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¶ 01 You spoke of us being together; but we are not organized criminals. Sometimes you and I may be on the same side; we are friends.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 22 July 2025 ·No. 1753443916033328 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 July 2025. No. 1753443916033328. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13735