The Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran
Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran raised concern about defamatory and false content targeting MPs and Ministers through foreign-based websites, fake social media accounts, Facebook and TikTok. He said police complaints have not produced timely results, citing recent false news about a Deputy Minister from the Vanni District, and asked whether the Government would introduce legislation or other legal measures to address such misinformation promptly.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, today on social media we often see defamatory content being spread that maligns Members of Parliament and Ministers who are working sincerely for the people. Particularly, websites operated from abroad, fake Facebook accounts, and platforms like TikTok spread such content, causing mental distress and fueling misinformation. There is a need for prompt action against such fake sites. Even when we complain to the Police, we do not receive swift results. Just last week, fake news about a Deputy Minister from the Vanni District was spread through a site called “Dinakaran.” He has complained to the Police, but there is still no solution. Can the Government bring legislation or take other legal measures to put a prompt end to this?
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Cite as: The Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 26 September 2025. No. 1760588641001872. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17747