The Hon. (Dr.) Dammika Patabendi – Minister of Environment
The Minister of Environment disputed a Member’s claim about the year with the highest number of deaths, stating that 2023 recorded the highest figure at 488 rather than 2025. He said the claim misled or attempted to mislead the public and noted that, in the context of the Adjournment, he had answered the listed questions.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, the Member is nitpicking. I said he misled or attempted to mislead by claiming the highest number of deaths was in 2025. That is false; the record is 2023 with 488. Please do not mislead the public. As for the rest, this is Adjournment; I have answered the listed questions and hope he is satisfied.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 7 January 2026 ·No. 23112 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Dammika Patabendi – Minister of Environment. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 January 2026. No. 23112. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23380