The Hon. Bhagya Sri Herath, Attorney-at-Law
Bhagya Sri Herath said that long-standing allegations against his party regarding extremism, economic mismanagement, and religious fanaticism were disproved soon after it assumed power. He argued that voters had been influenced by scare narratives about economic collapse and calamity, but that these narratives were defeated within 24 hours of the new government taking office.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 After we came to power, those who believed the scare-stories that the economy would be destroyed and great calamity would follow, voted accordingly. For decades, a narrative was maintained against us—about extremism, about the economy, about religious fanaticism—and that narrative was defeated within 24 hours of us assuming office.
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- Hansard, Saturday, 22 February 2025 ·No. 1741001658041256 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bhagya Sri Herath, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 February 2025. No. 1741001658041256. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25045