The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Ravi Karunanayake praised the Prime Minister’s response and linked current reforms to the UNP’s historical role in independence, economic liberalization, and recovery from the declared bankruptcy under former President Ranil Wickremesinghe. He noted his tenure as Finance Minister and the addition of 2,800 MW of renewable energy, while stating that postponing elections after the bankruptcy declaration was wrong. He argued that the Government promised “system change” but is instead practising “system maintenance,” and said his side would submit its points collectively.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister answered nicely. The UNP won independence under D. S. Senanayake, opened the economy under J. R. Jayewardene, and today you continue those reforms. When the Central Bank declared bankruptcy, President Ranil Wickremesinghe led the country out. As Finance Minister, along with Ajith P. Perera, we added 2,800 MW of renewables. We held all elections; later, due to the declaration of bankruptcy, elections were postponed, which I said was wrong. Now, you came promising “system change,” but are doing “system maintenance.” We will submit points in unity.
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 June 2026. No. 23707. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21435