The Hon. Mujibur Rahuman
Hon. Mujibur Rahuman challenged the President’s remarks on the Easter Sunday attacks, stating that key volumes and testimony from the Easter Commission report, allegedly retained during Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s presidency, should be sent immediately to the Parliamentary Library for MPs’ review. He also rejected the President’s allegations linking the media to drugs, urging him to present evidence publicly and act responsibly in his capacity as Executive President.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Please grant me two minutes; I am watching the time.
¶ 02 They are frustrated. The President tried to pin it on us. We have done no harm to them. In 2019, after the Easter bombings, it was Ravi who arrested those responsible. Since then, no other significant arrests have been made.
¶ 03 The President said pages have been torn from the Easter Commission report. I say: there are books hidden by Gotabaya. Send those volumes to the Parliamentary Library immediately, at least for MPs to read. Even the testimony of the Cardinal is not in what Parliament received. Around 11,000 witnesses gave evidence; several volumes are missing—kept at the Presidential Secretariat then. We ask the President to provide them to Parliament immediately.
¶ 04 He also said the media sells drugs and drugs are in the media. He is the President; he cannot make random allegations here. If he has evidence, present it publicly. He must speak responsibly as the Executive President, not like a backbencher. Do not fling accusations because some Malimawa actions are being exposed by others. Reveal the facts if you have them.
¶ 05 Thank you.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 19 November 2025 ·No. 22931 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Mujibur Rahuman. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 November 2025. No. 22931. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14145