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The Hon. Sunil Watagala, Attorney-at-Law - Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Colombo· 9 July 2025 ·Adjournment: Adjournment Debate: Easter Sunday Terrorist Attacks (21 April 2019)

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Hon. Sunil Watagala raised a Point of Order denying a social media claim quoted by Hon. R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara that allegedly linked him to a statement about the Dalada Perahera. He asserted that he had never made such a statement, urged Members to act responsibly in the House, and demanded that any claim attributing the remark to him be supported with a link.

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¶ 01 Sir, I rise to a Point of Order. The Hon. R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara quoted a statement linking me to a claim about the Dalada Perahera. That is a social media falsehood. I never said that. Members must be responsible. This House is not for laundering social media garbage. If you claim I said it, provide the link.

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Hansard, Wednesday, 9 July 2025 ·No. 1752660241032216 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sunil Watagala, Attorney-at-Law - Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 July 2025. No. 1752660241032216. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/9280