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The Hon. Manjula Suraweera Arachchi

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Nuwara - Eliya· 19 March 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Saumyamoorthi Thondaman Memorial Foundation (Q.1/2025)

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Manjula Suraweera Arachchi asked what action the Government will take regarding foundations and similar institutions allegedly maintained with public allocations and international funds without proper audits. He alleged that, in the Central Province including Nuwara Eliya, public funds and State assets had been misused through such a foundation for personal and family political purposes.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my first supplementary question is this:

¶ 02 Based on the Deputy Minister’s answer, it appears that in the Central Province including Nuwara Eliya, public funds and assets are being misused through this Foundation, and the institution has been maintained without proper audits. This is another instance of family rule. State assets and public property have been gathered and used for personal aggrandizement and family politics. I ask the Hon. Minister of the present Government: regarding such institutions that are maintained using allocations and international funds through such foundations, what action will be taken in future?

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Hansard, Wednesday, 19 March 2025 ·No. 1748499233099643 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Manjula Suraweera Arachchi. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 March 2025. No. 1748499233099643. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25149