The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Ravi Karunanayake cited Lalith Athulathmudali’s programme as having benefited 418,637 economically challenged students and noted the gap between Advanced Level pass rates and State university admissions. He asked the Minister of Trade and the Prime Minister whether a university could be established in Athulathmudali’s honour to further his educational vision.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, under the programme pioneered by the eminent statesman Lalith Athulathmudali, 418,637 economically challenged students have benefitted. I ask, through you, the Minister of Trade and also the Hon. Prime Minister who is present: given that 177,000 pass Advanced Level annually but only about 55,800 are admitted to State universities via the UGC, can we establish a university in honour of Lalith Athulathmudali, realizing his vision?
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- Hansard, Friday, 20 February 2026 ·No. 23331 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 February 2026. No. 23331. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29884