The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara questioned the Police action in cutting the fence of a locked temple to remove a statue that was reportedly later returned for “protection” at 6 a.m. Addressing the President, he said the incident had unnecessarily inflamed nationalist sentiment and asked that those who influenced the Police be identified and appropriate action taken.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I have spoken only 11 minutes and 28 seconds; you stopped me twice. Hon. Chairman, you announce the time; not my stopwatch.
¶ 02 Please allow me 30 seconds. Hon. President, since you are here, I say: somewhere there was a mistake; we must all be protected from this. If the Minister later says the statue was taken for protection and then brought back at 6 a.m., why did the Police cut the fence of a locked temple to take away the statue and then return it? Why create this unnecessary issue which fuels nationalists? Please find out who influenced the Police and take necessary steps. Thank you for the time.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 18 November 2025 ·No. 22927 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 November 2025. No. 22927. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26147