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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 22 January 2025 ·Adjournment: Adjournment Debate: Clean Sri Lanka Programme (Postponed from 2025-01-21)

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Bimal Rathnayake stated that time used to address a language-related issue could be deducted from the Government’s allocation rather than the Member’s time. He said the Clean Sri Lanka website is available in both Tamil and Sinhala, expressed regret over the reported omission of Tamil in a PowerPoint presentation, and asked for details on who prepared it and where it was presented.

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¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, to respond briefly to the Hon. Member’s point on language: we can deduct the time from the Government side; please do not take from his time. Hon. Member, the Clean Sri Lanka website is available in both Tamil and Sinhala. I regret what you experienced. I would like to know who prepared that PowerPoint without Tamil and where it was presented.

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Hansard, Wednesday, 22 January 2025 ·No. 1739261035021938 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 January 2025. No. 1739261035021938. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5714