The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
The Member raised a point of order to clarify remarks attributed to him by Hon. Kavinda Jayawardhana regarding LGBTQ issues, stating that his comments referred to a Ministry-issued letter rather than his own initiative. He questioned the promotion of LGBTQ tourism in the context of claims that Sri Lanka is a Buddhist country and condemned the reported assault on monks in Trincomalee.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, I rise to a point of order. My name was mentioned, and Hon. Kavinda Jayawardhana said I called LGBTQ matters madness. Please clarify. That was a letter issued by a Ministry, not something I invented. You claim this is a Buddhist country—how can there be LGBTQ tourism? The day before yesterday in Trincomalee, we saw monks being assaulted—that is entirely wrong. That letter promoting LGBTQ tourism was issued by the Ministry.
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- Hansard, Monday, 17 November 2025 ·No. 22912 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 November 2025. No. 22912. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2663