The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna raised a procedural concern about inconsistent treatment of remarks in the House. He referred to a comment made during Hon. Lakmali’s speech and questioned why one remark was suggested for a Privilege Question while only the insult directed at him had been expunged, arguing that the phrase “going with” was not inherently offensive.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 No, Sir, this is regarding another incident. When Hon. Lakmali was speaking about an MP going abroad with another MP, Hon. Sujeewa Senasinghe said “with BOO,” and told her to raise a Privilege Question. Only the insult against me was expunged, but when someone says “going with,” they ask for a Privilege Question. Saying “going with” is not bad. If someone is going with an elder sister, I will also go.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 12 November 2025 ·No. 23378 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 12 November 2025. No. 23378. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17329