The Hon. Mano Ganesan
Hon. Mano Ganesan criticized the Minister’s response regarding the death of a child, arguing that the bereaved parents should not be blamed for not coming forward and urging authorities to visit them directly. He defended protesters seeking justice for the family, stating that they were not rioters or terrorists and that peaceful protest does not amount to taking the law into their own hands. He also objected to any implication in Parliament that the deceased child was mentally ill.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I heard the Minister’s reply; I was surprised. The parents, who have suffered deep trauma after losing their child, should not be blamed for not coming forward. Please send your officers and the police to their home. Only those who have lost a child know that pain. I too have children; so do you. Please do not speak in that way. Those at the protest are not rioters or terrorists. They are seeking justice on behalf of a bereaved family. They are not taking the law into their hands; a protest is not taking the law into one’s hands. Please do not deflect.
¶ 02 Further, do not, from inside Parliament, attempt to portray that girl as mentally ill. I did not reveal any names. But you are implying the child is mentally ill. You should be ashamed to say that in Parliament. Please do not say such things.
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Cite as: The Hon. Mano Ganesan. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 May 2025. No. 1748426168056758. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21949