10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan

Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi· Jaffna· 20 May 2025 ·Procedural: Standing Order 27(2) Matter: Public Security and Gang Violence; Special Statement on Tamil Genocide Memorial

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Raised concerns about national security and the safety of Opposition Members, noting that murders and other incidents were occurring in various places. He called for serious attention to be given to these security issues.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on the security of the country and specifically of Members of the Opposition, serious attention is required. There are murders and other incidents occurring in many places.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 20 May 2025 ·No. 1749010823009957 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 May 2025. No. 1749010823009957. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25818