10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan

Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi· Jaffna· 3 December 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Continued Committee Stage of Appropriation Bill 2026 (Ministry Expenditure Heads - Multiple Speakers)

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Sivagnanam Shritharan expressed support for government measures to assist people affected by Cyclone Tithwa, stating that Tamil people would not oppose humanitarian relief efforts. He referred to the tsunami period to underline a tradition of compassion and solidarity in responding to disasters.

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¶ 01 Hon. Minister, you have our full support for the measures to assist those affected by the “Tithwa” cyclone. Tamil people are compassionate and never oppose such efforts. Even during the tsunami period—

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Hansard, Wednesday, 3 December 2025 ·No. 23332 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 December 2025. No. 23332. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19467