Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna questioned the Health Minister regarding the death of a child, noting the admission time, recorded administration of four vials of adrenaline, and a pending inquiry scheduled for 29 January. He raised concern that the post-mortem report stated the cause of death was “under investigation” after the body had been released and buried, argued this was improper, and requested appropriate action while indicating the matter would be taken to court.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Good morning to you, Sir! Thank you for the Answer, Hon. Minister of Health — and the next President.
¶ 02 Hon. Speaker, let me ask this in Tamil. The child was admitted at 7.25 p.m. It is said that four vials of adrenaline were administered, and this is recorded. The case is listed for inquiry on January 29. The post-mortem report mentions “cause of death: under investigation” after the body was released and buried. Can such a post-mortem be issued? This is entirely wrong. We will address this in court. Given the grave concern, I kindly request appropriate action.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 22 January 2026 ·No. 23203 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 January 2026. No. 23203. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22455