The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake
Chamara Sampath Dasanayake argued for honesty in political criticism, citing NPP representatives living on former Bandaranaike family land in Attanagalla while stating that not all wealth should be characterized as illicit. He praised the President and Shammi Silva for facilitating a cricket match that he said attracted 15,000–20,000 Indian tourists, and said municipal-level corruption, including in the Kadawatha/Kaduwela area, would be exposed. He also urged that pensions be granted to those genuinely in need, clarifying that he was not seeking a pension for himself.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Today, some NPP local authority members and MPs are living on land once owned by the Bandaranaike family in Attanagalla. They did not make ill-gotten wealth. When we speak here, let us be clean and truthful. We say what is good is good: the President enabling the cricket match brought 15,000–20,000 Indian tourists here for a few days; we thank Shammi Silva too. We will also expose municipal corruption—including in Kadawatha/ Kaduwela where your party’s organizers operate. Give pensions to those who truly need them; many are suffering. I emphasize again: I am not speaking to secure a pension for Chamara Sampath. With that, I conclude.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 17 February 2026 ·No. 23279 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 February 2026. No. 23279. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5880