The Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Polonnaruwa· 5 March 2025 ·Debate: Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Committee Stage Continued: Heads 124, 151, 331

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Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri referred to Hon. Shanakiyan Rasamanickam’s criticism of the Speaker and noted Rasamanickam’s strong electoral performance in their district, where he entered Parliament with the second-highest preference vote total. He also alluded to Rasamanickam’s campaign style, saying they campaigned “with coconut branches.”

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¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, Hon. Shanakiyan Rasamanickam severely criticized the Speaker. In our district, he ran a vigorous campaign and came to Parliament second by preference votes. They came “with coconut branches”—they campaigned that way.

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 5 March 2025 ·No. 1742473561091594 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 March 2025. No. 1742473561091594. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2412