The Hon. Manjula Suraweera Arachchi
Asked what measures would be taken in Nuwara Eliya District to regulate the Thondaman Memorial Foundation’s control over sports facilities, particularly the Norwood sports ground. He said local youth access had been restricted and a Rs. 15,000 fee charged per football match, and called for curbing the Foundation’s undue authority and supporting sports development in the area.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my second supplementary question:
¶ 02 In the Nuwara Eliya District, within an environment with strong potential to promote sports, authority over sports is being exercised through this Thondaman Memorial Foundation. The Norwood sports ground, a standard football ground important to the District, has been taken over by the Foundation and access for local youth has been restricted. A fee of Rs. 15,000 per football match is being charged to nourish the Foundation. Instead of giving a helping hand, it has been controlled and treated as a fiefdom. What measures will you take to regulate such situations, curtail the undue authority of this Foundation, and support the sports development of the youth in that area?
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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/25151