The Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage
Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage responded to a comment by Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, stating that he shops at a Food City in Kotte rather than supermarkets in Colombo 07. He then raised a rugby-related issue from May 2014, alleging that three Fijian players were improperly brought to play in a Colombo tournament, resulting in World Rugby imposing a £50,000 fine that Sri Lanka continues to repay at £5,000 per year.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, as Hon. Namal Rajapaksa MP mentioned, I have not gone to a supermarket in Colombo 07. I usually buy my groceries every week from the Food City in Kotte; that is part of my daily routine.
¶ 02 Hon. Member, since you did not speak about rugby, let me also mention this; please give me a minute, Hon. Deputy Chairperson. In May 2014, during that baby-rugby era, to win a particular match in a tournament in Colombo, three players were brought from Fiji. Later, World Rugby raised an issue, and we were fined £50,000. Due to the fraudulent manner in which Fijians were brought and played in 2014, Sri Lanka is still paying £5,000 per year. We have been informed to continue these payments.
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Cite as: The Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 March 2025. No. 1745915246032615. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8524