The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Dayasiri Jayasekara compared economic indicators under Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Ranil Wickremesinghe, citing reductions in inflation, improved reserves and primary balance, and a shift from negative to positive growth. He warned that if the exchange rate again reaches around Rs. 360–370 per US dollar, the country could return to a previous crisis situation, and alleged that efforts were being made to form governments by attracting members from other parties.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Inflation was 64.05%. When Ranil Wickremesinghe took over, it was 5.4%; today it has come down to 4.5%. Similarly with reserves and primary balance. Under Gotabaya, growth was -7.3%; under Ranil, it is around 4.5%, now less than 4.
¶ 02 Hon. Presiding Member, the day when Anura Dissanayake meets Gotabaya Rajapaksa is not far if the dollar moves to Rs. 360 again. At Rs. 370 we’ll be back there. Remember that. Because of this, they are now trying to form Governments by pulling people from different parties. With that reminder, I conclude.
¶ 03 Thank you.
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 May 2026. No. 23608. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29260