The Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam
Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam denied an allegation made on 19 May 2026 by Hon. Ramanathan Archchuna that he had abused Ms. Kowshalya Narendran in the Parliamentary Library. He stated that he had not met, spoken to, or seen the individual and argued that the claim was intended to damage his credibility as an MP. He requested that his parliamentary privileges be protected through disciplinary action against the Member concerned and sought a formal apology.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on 19 May 2026, Hon. Ramanathan Archchuna stated that I abused one Ms. Kowshalya Narendran in the Parliamentary Library in a “disgusting and disrespectful” manner. This is completely false. I did not meet, speak to or see this person on that day, or before or after. This false claim intends to damage my credibility and work as an MP.
¶ 02 I urge you to safeguard my Privileges and maintain basic ethics, by taking appropriate disciplinary action against the said Member for misleading the House and the public, and I seek a formal apology.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 21 May 2026 ·No. 23621 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 May 2026. No. 23621. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7335