The Hon. Wasantha Piyathissa
Wasantha Piyathissa argued that national prosperity depends on national unity, citing the Government’s policy theme, “National Unity, a Prosperous Country, a Beautiful Life.” He said opponents had spread fear during the election campaign, particularly among Muslim communities, but that subsequent electoral support for the NPP in areas such as Kalmunai and Sammanthurai showed growing trust among Sinhala, Tamil, and Muslim communities.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Deputy Chairperson.
¶ 02 Our policy theme is “National Unity, a Prosperous Country, a Beautiful Life.” Prosperity must be achieved through national unity.
¶ 03 I recall a priest in Sammanthurai telling us after the presidential election that before the poll he prayed, “May Anura Kumara Dissanayake be defeated,” but three days after, he went back to church to pray, “May Anura Kumara Dissanayake be protected,” because a certain leader of a Muslim party had told a meeting, “If Malimawa wins, we will behead you in front of the church.” After our victory, there was a torrent of slander: they said the country would become a bloodbath, shops would burn, and people would be killed. They tried to scare the public from voting for us. But now reality is different: the NPP won Kalmunai and Sammanthurai, and narrowly missed Pottuvil. Today, in Ampara and across the country, Sinhala, Tamil, and Muslim communities trust the NPP as they trust their own parents, and have bound themselves to our movement and policies.
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Piyathissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 December 2024. No. 1733459564028450. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29816