The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam objected to what he described as intimidation and threats in the Chamber, asserting his right as an elected representative to speak forcefully or emotionally. He stated that the debate was not about past histories and warned that the era of killings was over; parts of his remarks were expunged by order of the Chair.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, I spoke loudly as a democrat.
¶ 02 [Expunged on the order of the Chair.]
¶ 03 They are trying to intimidate me with their behaviour. We did not come here to speak about their history. As a democrat elected by the people, I can shout, I can speak emotionally, and I can also speak softly. Do not come here to threaten us.
¶ 04 [Expunged on the order of the Chair.]
¶ 05 The time for killings is over. Remember that.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 19 November 2025 ·No. 22931 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 November 2025. No. 22931. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14222