The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna said people in the North had voted independently in the belief that the present Government would not govern along racist lines, unlike past governments. He raised concern that racist remarks were being made within Parliament and stated that he had been assaulted the previous day in the Opposition Leader’s office, though he did not intend to pursue the matter by complaint or retaliation.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, thank you. I represent the North. In past governments, racism was evident. We were separated and governed as Tamils. But this Government has not done anything like that so far. Our people voted independently, even replacing old ministers who were lying. Our people believed this Government would not do such things. However, inside Parliament, some are making racist remarks.
¶ 02 Yesterday, in the Opposition Leader’s office, I was assaulted. But I am not going to complain like a child. I am a doctor. If I hit back, I would have to give myself CPR. So I did not retaliate. Thank you.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 December 2024. No. 1733893521018713. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25590