The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Bimal Rathnayake said the Government was willing to work with members who have longstanding links with the affected communities, without considering electoral advantage. He cautioned against creating a chauvinist narrative around the incident, stating that relevant suspects had already been taken into custody and that the matter was not being treated as a Sinhala–Tamil issue.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 That is fine. I am not talking about that. But the owner also matters. Therefore, saying that as well, I state that we are willing to work together with you. We never look at it according to vote counts. We accept that you have worked with these communities for a long time. But please do not create a chauvinist image. In that incident, we have already taken the relevant people into custody. For us there is no Sinhala–Tamil issue. We are working on this basis. [Interruption] Hon. Mano Ganesan did not say that anywhere. Please do not take my speaking time. No, no, not you.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 21 May 2026 ·No. 23621 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 May 2026. No. 23621. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7445