The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna raised a point of order objecting to the Chair’s reference to his use of the word “shame” during the previous day’s proceedings, arguing that such language is permissible in other parliaments when criticizing wrongdoing. He alleged that he had been denied the right to speak in his language, which he described as a violation of a constitutional fundamental right, and further complained that he was not allowed to complete his Question of Privilege as a Party Leader.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, I rise to a point of Order.
¶ 02 Sir, you referred to yesterday’s incident and said that I mentioned the word “shame”. If you take the UK Parliament and every other Parliament, they have the right to use the word “shame”. If a wrong thing has been done, then I have the right to say, “You have done a wrong thing.” Firstly, I was not allowed to speak in my language and secondly, it is a violation of a basic fundamental right in the Constitution. I was not allowed to speak in my language.
¶ 03 The second thing is, the Chair asked me to stop my speech and I was not allowed to speak and complete my Question of Privilege. You have the responsibility to allow me to speak as a Party Leader in this highest Sabha.
¶ 04 Thank you.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 February 2025. No. 1739271735020022. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/758