The Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna

¶ 01 I am coming to the Estimates; be patient. A 13-year-old child was used to murder a 70-year-old UNP woman. Next, I must mention the then indecent leader of a teachers’ union—Communist Party’s George Ratnayake—he too was killed using a child.

¶ 02 It would be good if our organizer were here. The Hon. Prime Minister may also know this—Galle’s “Banku Dharme.” His wife was pregnant; they cut her belly and placed the baby on a stool because he was a UNPer. Also, Rantbandara, the Principal of Laggala-Pallegama Central College, was tied to the gatepost and killed because he had not released students to the street the previous day. Similarly, Premavathi Manamperi and Sagarika Gomes were stripped and killed on the beach by your group. I ask the Hon. Speaker—do you not weep for these? Earlier I tabled about 920 names of living family members of those murdered. Each has a name, a village, a soul—remember that.

¶ 03 They were killed because they had a vision to journey economically with India. Hon. Deputy Chair, not only those killed then, but also the 41,813 who were misled into anti-Indian sentiment and sent to the gallows—we must ensure justice for them too.

¶ 04 Further, during this Budget debate—