The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Kurunegala· 6 June 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural and Oral Question: Airport and Aviation Services and Standing Orders Clarification

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Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara raised a supplementary question regarding the controversy over 323 containers, referring to claims made by Hon. Minister Arutchuna that they contained Prabhakaran’s weapons. He noted that the committee which released the containers was chaired by Hon. Bimal Rathnayake and emphasized that the Port operates as a commercial entity.

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¶ 01 The tension is increasing, Hon. Speaker. Not mine—his.

¶ 02 My second supplementary question is this. Regarding the 323 containers, Hon. Minister Arutchuna also spoke here, saying these were Prabhakaran’s weapons. The Chairman of the committee that released those was our Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. Hon. Speaker, let me be clear: the Port is a commercial operation.

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 6 June 2025 ·No. 1750753418078417 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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