The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 7 February 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Answers to Questions and Second Round Questions

Ethnic Reconciliation & Devolution

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Bimal Rathnayake clarified that he was not annoyed by questions raised by Rauff Hakeem and rejected the suggestion as unfair. He stated that he and his party had consistently supported the issue concerned, including the rights of Muslim people, and noted that he accepted Hakeem’s apology.

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¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to make a brief clarification. The Hon. Rauff Hakeem did me a great injustice by saying that he thought I might be annoyed when he raised these questions. That is completely wrong. Continuously, both as a party and personally, I have stood up for this issue. I believe that I have personally stood up for the rights of the Muslim people on this matter even more than you have. He apologized, and I accept that.

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 7 February 2025 ·No. 1739786070060795 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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