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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 8 January 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Orders and Regulations under Import/Export Control Act, Foreign Exchange Act, and Other Acts (continued)

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Bimal Rathnayake briefly responded to a remark about left politics, noting that followers of Champika Ranawaka were discussing Bolshevism on Facebook. He framed it as a learning opportunity, without raising a substantive policy issue or proposal.

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¶ 01 Thank you for the lesson on left politics. I see many of Champika Ranawaka’s followers on Facebook learning about Bolsheviks—good to learn.

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Hansard, Wednesday, 8 January 2025 ·No. 1737023464031571 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 January 2025. No. 1737023464031571. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27679