The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara challenged the claim that the Governors who supported Mr. Ranga Dissanayake were merely retired judges and not political appointees at the relevant time. He stated that the Gazette appointing them as Governors was issued on 27 September 2024, and that their recommendations for Mr. Dissanayake were made after those appointments, affecting the basis on which a Council member voted.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I will read.
¶ 02 You stated that members had spoken to you and, if necessary, a vote could be taken to decide the matter. During the discussion, Hon. Bimal Rathnayake stated that, at the time of signing, the Governors in question were retired judges and not political appointees of the Government. Trusting that representation, Council Member Prof. Dinesha Samararatne exercised her vote in favour of Mr. Ranga Dissanayake.
¶ 03 However, as I mentioned, the Gazette appointing the Governors was published on 2024.09.27, and the recommendations on behalf of Mr. Ranga Dissanayake were made after their appointment as Governors.
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 October 2025. No. 22573. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/9891