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Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam

Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi· Batticaloa· 17 June 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Convention Against Doping in Sports Regulations

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Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam objected to limitations on Opposition speaking time, noting that he was the only Opposition speaker scheduled and that his party was the third-largest in Parliament. He implied that restricting his opportunity to speak amounted to suppressing Opposition representation.

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¶ 01 Sir, I am the only Opposition speaker today. If you want to suppress even the third-largest party—

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Hansard, Tuesday, 17 June 2025 ·No. 1750929357043199 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 June 2025. No. 1750929357043199. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14697