Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya
Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya stated that her position was against the political exploitation of schoolchildren and the use of school events for inappropriate political activity. She clarified that this does not prohibit local MPs from visiting schools for observations or participating in ceremonies, but emphasized opposition to any political misuse of the school system and children.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, we made that statement in opposition to the political exploitation of schoolchildren. That is, we oppose turning school events into opportunities for inappropriate political activity. We opposed it then; we oppose it now. I do not believe any one of our 159 MPs would do so. However, we have not prohibited an area MP from visiting a nearby school for an observation or participating in a ceremony. But we oppose the political misuse of the school system and of children. We have said, “Do not do that,” Mr. Speaker.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 10 June 2026 ·No. 23707 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 June 2026. No. 23707. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21481