The Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe
Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe requested urgent action to issue Title Deeds to residents of the Eastern Province. He raised the case of war-displaced Muslim families resettled in the Punani Anicut and Pothanai areas of Batticaloa District, alleging that land documents were issued in 2014 to Tamil residents by the Eravur Pattu Divisional Secretariat while Muslim applicants in nearby areas were refused permits on the grounds that the lands were State or Mahaweli lands. He asked why these resettled Muslim families had been excluded and what measures would be taken to ensure fair issuance of land permits or deeds.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I request urgent arrangements to issue Title Deeds to our Eastern Province people.
¶ 02 Further, in Batticaloa District—Punani Anicut and Pothanai areas—Muslim families displaced by the war have resettled. In the Grama Niladhari divisions concerned, the Eravur Pattu (Chenkaladi) Divisional Secretariat reportedly issued land documents in 2014 to Tamil residents but excluded resettled Muslim families in areas such as Mayilantheyn, Punani, Mullivattavan, Punani Anicut and Pothanai. When Muslims requested land permits, they were told the lands were State (Mahaweli) lands and their applications were refused in 2011, 2012, 2017 and 2023. Why were resettled Muslims excluded, and what steps will you take to ensure fair issuance?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 21 January 2026 ·No. 23242 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 January 2026. No. 23242. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2062