The Hon. Dilith Jayaweera
Dilith Jayaweera responded to an apparent insinuation by another Member that his past support for the Gotabaya Rajapaksa Government was linked to the issue under discussion. He said he respected the Member’s intentions but rejected any sarcastic or derisive implication, noting that they had previously worked together and that he had been regarded as a reputable businessman at that time.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson of Committees, give me one moment, please.
¶ 02 I respect you and your intentions. But if you intended sarcastically or derisively to say that this happened because I supported that Government or helped Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, I regret that. However, when I used to go to and from your Pagoda Road office, worked with you on many things, and supported the two great May Day commemorations, I was then considered a reputable businessman too, Brother Handunnetti. Victory to you!
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Cite as: The Hon. Dilith Jayaweera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 April 2025. No. 1747715041076408. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15192