10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

The Hon. S.M. Marikkar

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Colombo· 23 May 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question 6: Compulsory Teaching of Languages in Schools (Q.222/2024)

EducationEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution
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S.M. Marikkar thanked the Prime Minister for the response and emphasized that trust is essential for harmony and effective functioning. Referring to the reported gap between around 2,000 Tamil teacher vacancies and only 69 recruitments, he urged the Government to complete the recruitments within six months and establish a formal mechanism from 1 January 2026.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I thank the Hon. Prime Minister for the answer. I will not ask a second supplementary, but note that trust is necessary for harmony; without trust, nothing functions well. Since you mentioned about around two thousand Tamil teacher vacancies but only 69 recruited, to succeed, please complete recruitments within the next six months and establish a formal mechanism from 01 January 2026.

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Hansard, Friday, 23 May 2025 ·No. 1750228312097834 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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