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The Hon. Hector Appuhamy

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Puttalam· 24 July 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Fisheries Matter (Q.2) and Procedural Remarks

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Hector Appuhamy states that an earlier exchange following a question to the Fisheries Minister was misrepresented on social media by two individuals, including a Tamil MP. He emphasizes that he and his colleagues respect Tamil Members and the Tamil language, and that their objection was not directed at Tamil itself.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, give me a minute. Previously, after a question to the Hon. Fisheries Minister, there was a small incident. We respect Tamil Members and the Tamil language. We clearly said we have no issue with Tamil. However, two persons including a Tamil MP posted my photo on their official Facebook...

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Hansard, Thursday, 24 July 2025 ·No. 1754026625097211 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Hector Appuhamy. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 July 2025. No. 1754026625097211. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18477