The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Under Standing Order 118(3), Dr. Ramanathan Archchuna questioned the delay in taking up an inquiry concerning “YouTube Sooda” before the Committee on Ethics and Privileges, alleging that the individual had insulted women. He contrasted this delay with the Speaker’s earlier decision to suspend live telecast of his own parliamentary statements for about eight days, referring to an Ethics and Privileges Committee report which he said found fault with the Speaker’s action.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, under Standing Order 118(3), I raise this matter. I have asked four or five times why the inquiry on “YouTube Sooda” has not been taken up in the Committee on Ethics and Privileges until now. How long has it been? That person insults every woman. Mr. Speaker, over a statement I made regarding the Leader of the House, you prohibited live telecast of my statements in Parliament for about eight days. It is clearly stated in the Ethics and Privileges Committee report that you were at fault. Why has the “YouTube Sooda” inquiry not been taken up for so long?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 7 April 2026 ·No. 23476 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 April 2026. No. 23476. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/527