The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna raised a Point of Order under Standing Order 92(2), asking whether he was entitled to speak for one minute and objecting to interruptions to the microphone, lights and broadcast arrangements. He denied an allegation attributed to Hon. Bimal Rathnayake that he had disrupted Swasthika Arulingam by mentioning her name in his absence, and challenged Members to produce Hansard evidence of any such statement.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Madam, I rise to a Point of Order.
¶ 02 Under Standing Order 92(2), I am entitled to speak for one minute, correct?
¶ 03 [At this stage, as per the Order made by Hon. Speaker on 19.03.2025, the live telecast of the Hon. Ramanathan Archchuna’s speech is suspended.]
¶ 04 Point of Order. Will you give me the mike? Turn off the lights and AC. When I speak, everything is turned off. It is under Standing Order 92(2). Do I have time to speak or not? If not, say so and I will leave. Please give me the mike.
¶ 05 An Hon. Member: Your mike is on.
¶ 06 Let me speak then. Switch off the TV, switch off the lights.
¶ 07 I want to tell our Bimal Rathnayake: give me a minute. He claimed that I disrupted Swasthika Arulingam by mentioning her name while I was absent—an outright lie. If that is in Hansard, I will resign today and go home.
¶ 08 [Expunged on the order of the Chair.]
¶ 09 Now they speak about Shanakiyan. Shame! If you have a spine, show the Hansard and say I spoke even a single word.
¶ 10 Thank you. I will stop before you stop me. Now turn the lights on.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 8 April 2025 ·No. 1747715041076408 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 April 2025. No. 1747715041076408. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15157