The Hon. (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya
Hon. Harini Amarasuriya said the Government views its mandate as requiring deep social transformation rather than merely a change in officeholders, and that it is prepared to face opposition to that process. She emphasized that the Government is accountable to the people’s mandate and that the transformation must involve broad public participation and changes in social attitudes and relationships. Referring to media polarization, she expressed the expectation that such change would also influence the media environment over time.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, this Government assumed office prepared to face such challenges, recognizing the people’s mandate as one for deep societal transformation, not a mere change of individuals. There will be opposition groups and challenges. We are not beholden to agendas opposed to this transformation; we are accountable to the people’s mandate.
¶ 02 This transformation requires broad public participation beyond political authority. It is a social change, not just institutional, demanding changes in how we relate, care for, and speak about each other. It is a process, not instantaneous. Regarding media polarization, we expect that through this transformation the true meanings of light and dawn will be realized even within them.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 January 2025. No. 1737023464031571. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27540