The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition
Parliamentary Procedure
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Sajith Premadasa clarified that his earlier Sinhala phrase was intended to mean “please do not obstruct” and not as an insult to the Chair. He withdrew the remark and any related shortcoming, stating that he had no objection to doing so.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, when I said “මැදට පනින්න එපා”, I meant “please do not obstruct”. If you consider it an insult to the Chair, I withdraw it. I have no issue withdrawing anything untoward. I have no ego.
¶ 02 If there has been any shortcoming, I withdraw it.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 6 February 2025 ·No. 1739271735020022 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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