The Hon. Roshan Akmeemana
Roshan Akmeemana stated that the disputed land in Kuchchaveli belongs to the Department of Archaeology, based on inquiries by District MPs, and not to any community or private party. He asked Hon. Uthumalebbe to withdraw a statement claiming it belonged to Muslims, warning against language that could incite communal tensions, and said the only recent change was the placement of a new Buddha statue.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Uthumalebbe, that land in Kuchchaveli belongs to the Department of Archaeology, not to any community or private party. We, as District MPs, inquired into it. You specifically said it belongs to Muslims; please withdraw that statement immediately. Do not use words that incite communalism. It has long been land of the Department of Archaeology; only a new Buddha statue was placed there.
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Cite as: The Hon. Roshan Akmeemana. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 January 2025. No. 1738229262040729. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23818