The Hon. Sundaralingam Pradeep
The Hon. Sundaralingam Pradeep argued that public and donor-funded institutions should not be named after politicians and said this practice should be corrected. He proposed considering names of upcountry heroes and martyrs for such institutions and stated that special programmes are being introduced to deliver services directly to the upcountry community, alongside planned legislative amendments to the selection process for Board members.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 It is indeed inappropriate that public and donor-funded institutions and buildings are named after politicians. This should be rectified. In future, we can consider naming such institutions after upcountry heroes and martyrs—such as Mullaiyoya Govindan, Meenatchi Ammaiyar, or Abraham Singho. We will discuss and decide on this. We are also bringing changes so that services directly reach the upcountry community through special programmes, and we intend to amend the selection of Board members through legislation in Parliament.
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- Hansard, Friday, 23 January 2026 ·No. 23290 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sundaralingam Pradeep. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 January 2026. No. 23290. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14287