The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC
M. Nizam Kariapper challenged the Deputy Minister’s answer on appointments to diplomatic posts, saying it was inconsistent with information available to him as a member of the Committee on High Posts. He asserted that a dual citizen had already been appointed as Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Dubai or Abu Dhabi, and asked the Deputy Minister to recheck the facts and provide a corrected answer, stating that the existing reply misled Parliament.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, my first supplementary is this.
¶ 02 Hon. Deputy Minister, as a member of the Committee on High Posts, I can say this answer is entirely contrary to facts known to me; it is false. While I served on the Committee on High Posts, a person with dual citizenship has already been appointed as our Ambassador to Dubai or Abu Dhabi. Therefore, please recheck and provide a corrected reply. It is completely wrong. I am very surprised and shocked! This Answer misleads Parliament. Hon. Deputy Minister, you can take some more time and answer this Question once again.
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Cite as: The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 June 2025. No. 1750753418078417. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28347