The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna said Chavakachcheri Hospital received attention and consultant appointments only after his protest, removal from his post, and subsequent legal cases, and warned that transferring the newly appointed consultants would harm the hospital. He alleged misappropriation of Rs. 200 million from a 2014 allocation to Vavuniya Hospital by a current MP and questioned whether the Ministry would take action. He also called for inquiries into funds allegedly received by Dr. Sathyamoorthy from overseas welfare societies and stated that Tamil speakers respect Buddhism.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I was allotted eight minutes. Please grant me two minutes from Hon. Dayasiri’s time.
¶ 02 Only after I protested and lost my post regarding Chavakachcheri Hospital—and over 20 cases were filed against me—did the world turn to look at that hospital. Now four consultants have been appointed, three from the SR list. If they are transferred, the hospital will again decline.
¶ 03 In 2014, Rs. 400 million was allocated to Vavuniya Hospital; Rs. 200 million of that was misappropriated by someone who is now an MP. Will the Ministry act? No. Those who came saying “we will catch thieves” now protect them. If you can find out how much money Dr. Sathyamoorthy has taken from welfare societies abroad, I will restore my support to the President. Though we speak Tamil, we respect Buddhism.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 February 2025. No. 1739175806099814. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26926