The Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah
Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah urged the Government to remove the names of minorities, particularly Muslims and Tamils, from the British-era Gazette list of “traitors.” He argued that these individuals also fought for the country and should have been included when former President Maithripala Sirisena declared certain persons as National Heroes, requesting the current Government to rectify that omission.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Prime Minister, when former President Maithripala Sirisena declared certain persons as National Heroes, he did not remove the names of minorities, especially Muslims and Tamils, from the British-era Gazette list of “traitors.” They too fought for this country and were declared “traitors” by the British through a Gazette. Therefore, their names also should be removed as soon as possible. When proclaiming National Heroes, all names on the “traitors” list should have been removed. Hence, I request your Government to rectify the mistake made by the then Government.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 7 April 2026 ·No. 23476 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 April 2026. No. 23476. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/519