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The Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney-at-Law

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Mahanuwara· 9 July 2025 ·Adjournment: Adjournment Debate: Easter Sunday Terrorist Attacks (21 April 2019)

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Hon. Rauff Hakeem referred to the killing of over 150 Muslim Hajj pilgrims and their family members by the LTTE at Kurukkalmadam and stated that a related case remains dormant in the Batticaloa Magistrate’s Court despite requests for excavation. He urged the Ministry and the Office on Missing Persons to take action on the matter.

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¶ 01 Even regarding Muslims: at Kurukkalmadam the LTTE killed over 150 Hajj pilgrims and their families returning from Hajj. There is still a case in the Batticaloa Magistrate’s Court; we asked for excavation, but no orders were given and the case lies dormant. We are asking you to take action now. Take action on those matters too; that is what the OMP and your Ministry must do.

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Hansard, Wednesday, 9 July 2025 ·No. 1752660241032216 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 July 2025. No. 1752660241032216. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/9364