The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna congratulated the newly elected Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and then raised concerns about inadequate electricity supply in the island areas of the Northern Province, particularly Neduntivu (Delft). He stated that some residents receive no proper electricity for most of the week and asked when reliable power would be provided to those communities. He also referred to the Katchatheevu issue and the President’s position that it cannot be ceded.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, first I convey my congratulations, as the voice of a long-suppressed Sri Lankan Tamil, to Mr. Vijay, who has captured the hearts of our Tamil people and has been elected as the first Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
¶ 02 What I must raise here is about power cuts. In the island areas of the Northern Province, electricity is not supplied properly. When I recently travelled to Neduntivu (Delft), I learned that about half the people do not receive electricity properly. Out of seven days a week, for nearly five days electricity is not supplied to those residents. Since Katchatheevu is being asked for by Vijay but the President has said it cannot be given, we say then give the whole of Jaffna to Tamil Nadu; the people of Tamil Nadu will protect us. Therefore, when will electricity be supplied to our island areas?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 5 May 2026 ·No. 23546 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 May 2026. No. 23546. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19726