The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake announced the sudden death of Mr. Vajira Nilantha Dhammage, Senior Parliamentary Interpreter of the Sinhala/English/Sinhala Section. He noted Mr. Dhammage’s more than 20 years of service in Parliament, including interpretation during the President’s first State visit and discussions with foreign dignitaries, and placed on record appreciation for his service.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, with your leave, I wish to make an announcement regarding the demise of a senior officer of our Parliamentary staff.
¶ 02 The senior Parliamentary Interpreter of the Sinhala/English/Sinhala Section, Mr. Vajira Nilantha Dhammage, passed away suddenly yesterday. He served over 20 years as an Interpreter in Parliament and also served as a language interpreter during the President’s first State visit and discussions with foreign dignitaries. We are deeply saddened and wish to place on record our appreciation of his service. Thank you for the opportunity.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 May 2025. No. 1748426168056758. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21879