The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Ravi Karunanayake objected to linking his Motion with matters not determined by court, stating that doing so violated his parliamentary privileges. He said the Motion was only an expression of legislative intent and not law, and called for national unity across ethnic, religious, and party lines. He emphasized that no major political party should be characterized as racist or religious and affirmed his opposition to any violation of the Constitution.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, there must be a sense of decency in this Parliament. To link my Motion with matters not pronounced by Court and thereby violate my privileges is improper. This is only an expression of legislative intent; it does not become law. There is no war today; we need unity. When the UNP was formed, Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim people united. Likewise for the SLFP, SJB, JVP, NPP, NDF — none are racist or religious. I seek unity and oppose any violation of the Constitution—
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 October 2025. No. 22640. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13922