The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna raised a Point of Order citing Standing Orders on imputing improper motives and relevance to the subject under debate. He questioned why Hon. Ilankumaran was allegedly allowed to speak outside the Power and Energy debate without interruption, contrasting it with his own earlier interruption, and asked the Chair to explain the application of the rules.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, I will state this Point of Order in Tamil—my mother tongue.
¶ 02 First, Standing Order No. 91(h) states: “No Member shall make any imputation of improper motives against another Member...”
¶ 03 Second, Standing Order No. 91(6) states: “Every Member must confine his observations to the subject under discussion.”
¶ 04 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, tell me how many minutes Hon. Ilankumaran spoke to the subject and when you stopped him. Today we are debating Power and Energy. Did you listen and stop him? You did not. That disrespects the Chair. If you feel anger or discomfort, please do not occupy the Chair. Yesterday I was interrupted within minutes. One rule for your party members and another for me? Please respond. I will continue to speak in Tamil—I am Tamil and have no racism in me; I love the Sinhala people too—but I ask you to answer: how was he allowed to stray from the subject?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 20 November 2025 ·No. 22934 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 November 2025. No. 22934. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4448