The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya answered a question on persons declared traitors by British colonial authorities, noting that the seven Muslim leaders referred to were among 190 leaders named in the British Gazette No. 123 of 7 June 1804. She stated that the 2016 and 2017 Gazettes issued by former President Maithripala Sirisena did not appear to include any of those 190 names, and that further action would follow after confirmation from historical experts. She tabled the annexed details and placed them in the Library.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the question concerns persons listed as traitors by British authorities during 1796–1948 for actions against colonial rule, and the alteration made in 2016 by former President Maithripala Sirisena.
¶ 02 The seven Muslim leaders mentioned are among 190 leaders named in Gazette No. 123 dated 07 June 1804 issued by the British authorities. Details are in the annex, which I table.
¶ 03 The Gazettes Nos. 1998/25 of 21 December 2016 and 2036/11 of 11 September 2017 issued by former President Sirisena do not, on review, include the names of any of the 190 leaders listed in the 07 June 1804 Gazette No. 123. Further actions will be taken after obtaining confirmation from experts in history.
¶ 04 Placed in the Library.
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