The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Rasamanickam clarified that his remarks were a Personal Statement issue and not a matter of privilege. He called for a Government investigation into an alleged meeting involving a Deputy Minister and another Member at the Kingsbury Hotel, citing possible CCTV evidence and a letter seeking a Rs. 100 million lease, and said Ministers should inquire into the matter and report to the country rather than respond through Personal Statements.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Minister, that is not an issue. I want clarity. So, Hon. Deputy Speaker, this is a Personal Statement, not a Privilege matter. That is clarification number one.
¶ 02 Number two, what I said was that the Government should conduct an investigation. The Hon. Deputy Minister and another Member went to the Kingsbury Hotel and had a discussion. Check the CCTV. There is a letter. If needed, I will table it today—a letter sent asking to lease for Rs. 100 million. It was given to the Minister. The Government should investigate this. There is no need for Personal Statements here. Let the Government Ministers get involved, hold an inquiry and tell the country. Do not try to run away by making Personal Statements.
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Cite as: The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 October 2025. No. 22644. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28846