The Hon. Chathura Galappaththi
Hon. Chathura Galappaththi criticized the Government’s handling of Right to Information requests, arguing that details previously disclosed about officials in the President’s Media Division are now being withheld on national security grounds. He urged the Minister to intervene directly and instruct officials to provide the requested information, including through simple administrative steps, stating that such action would better serve the public.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Please give me another minute, Hon. Presiding Member.
¶ 02 Today, the RTI Act seems a burden to this Government. For example, earlier, under Ranil Wickremesinghe, information on officials attached to the President’s Media Division—salaries, vehicles—was disclosed. Now, when asked, they say it’s a national security issue. This is unacceptable.
¶ 03 Hon. Minister, we know you speak directly even to the Opposition. Why then this fear? This is simple. If you instruct the officers to WhatsApp the STN to this youth admin team, it will be done. Please act without delay. Small steps like this can serve a large public.
¶ 04 Thank you.
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- Hansard, Monday, 24 November 2025 ·No. 23008 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Chathura Galappaththi. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 November 2025. No. 23008. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15348