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The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 18 December 2025 ·Adjournment: Adjournment Debate: Current Situation of the Country After Disaster Caused by Cyclone Ditwah

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The Minister condemned personal remarks made in the House regarding Hon. Ranwala and stated that allegations circulating on social media about whether he was under the influence during an accident should be dealt with by the courts. He urged Members not to spend parliamentary time on unverified social media claims.

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¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, I will not broadly challenge the previous Hon. Member’s speech. However, I strongly condemn the personal remarks made about Hon. Ranwala, which are inappropriate. Matters circulating in social media about whether he was under the influence at the time of an accident will be addressed in court. Let us not waste the House’s time on social media allegations.

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Hansard, Thursday, 18 December 2025 ·No. 23062 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 December 2025. No. 23062. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/16768