The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC
Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper stated that the resolution to remove IGP T.M.W. Deshabandu Tennakoon was widely supported in Parliament and across the country, with multiple charges found proved against him. He questioned claims that the day was “historic,” arguing that the removal itself was not historic, and indicated that another important matter required emphasis despite limited speaking time.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I came here in a hurry for a reason. From this morning we have been hearing “this is a historic day.” I rushed in to see what exactly was historic today. I checked whether a mastermind had been caught, whether a “Godfather” was caught, whether a “big boss” was caught, or at least whether anyone responsible had resigned. What I saw was that more than 90 per cent of this Parliament and the whole country agree with the resolution regarding the removal of IGP T.M.W. Deshabandu Tennakoon. The charges proved against him are from 1 to 10, 13 to 19, and also 22 and 23. There is nothing historic about adopting this resolution to remove him. However, there is one key matter that needs emphasis, though unfortunately I have very little time.
Provenance
- Source
- Hansard, Tuesday, 5 August 2025 ·No. 1754902606038704 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
- Page · column
- not yet extracted — page/column anchors are not in the current dataset; the source PDF is the citable location.
- Permalink
/lk/speeches/27990
Cite as: The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 August 2025. No. 1754902606038704. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27990