The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Bimal Rathnayake criticized Opposition figures, including Sajith Premadasa, for allegedly opposing wage increases for Malaiyaha Tamil estate workers and taking the issue to the Bribery Commission. He urged Mano Ganesan to align with those supporting the wage increase rather than with those who challenged it.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, these are the same people who said wages of Malaiyaha Tamils should not be increased. [Interruptions] Hon. Mano Ganesan, these people opposed increasing estate workers’ wages. They even went to the Bribery Commission against it. Sajith Premadasa and others complained to the Bribery Commission, saying the wage increase was wrong. Hon. Mano Ganesan, you should be with us, not with them.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 7 May 2026 ·No. 23540 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 May 2026. No. 23540. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/3501