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The Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, Attorney-at-Law

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna· National List· 21 January 2025 ·Adjournment: Adjournment Debate: Clean Sri Lanka Programme

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Namal Rajapaksa briefly responded after his name was mentioned, acknowledging Hon. Nihal Galappaththi as a senior MP from his area whom he respects. He declined to engage further, adding only a figurative remark that “pots can be broken only because they are empty.”

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¶ 01 Madam Deputy Chairperson of Committees, I won’t take long. Since he mentioned my name, I will say this: Hon. Nihal Galappaththi is a senior MP of his party and someone I respect from my area; therefore, I will not say anything more. One can break pots only because the pots are empty. That’s all I will say.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 21 January 2025 ·No. 1737707091008005 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 January 2025. No. 1737707091008005. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27319