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

The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna

Independent Group 17 - Jaffna· Jaffna· 18 November 2025 ·Debate: Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Defence and Public Security Expenditure Heads

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Dr. Ramanathan Archchuna objected to interruptions and referred to fallen Sinhala soldiers as “war heroes,” noting that he and his family used that term. He cited his presence in Jaffna and his father’s connection to Jaffna as context while addressing issues related to the war and its casualties.

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¶ 01 Give me a second to finish. Do not shout. Likewise, to the fallen Sinhala war heroes—we are those who called them “war heroes.” I was at Jaffna; my father was at Jaffna—

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Hansard, Tuesday, 18 November 2025 ·No. 22927 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 November 2025. No. 22927. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26117