The Hon. Ramanathan Archchuna
Ramanathan Archchuna raised a point of order denying allegations that he had said northern salt should not be sent to the South or referred to any salt as “royal salt.” He argued that attributing such statements to him was defamatory and raised a privileges issue under Section 190 of the Penal Code and Part A of the Parliamentary (Powers and Privileges) Act, requesting leave to raise the matter. He stated that his actual request was to prevent worker terminations and ensure proper salt distribution.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, I rise to a point of order. I never said “do not send northern salt to the South.” Alleging words I did not utter is defamatory and raises a Privilege issue under Section 190 of the Penal Code and Part A of the Parliamentary (Powers and Privileges) Act. I request leave to raise this Privilege matter. I have never called any salt “royal salt” either. I only requested that workers not be terminated and that proper distribution be ensured.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 22 May 2025 ·No. 1750307293077610 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 May 2025. No. 1750307293077610. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24561