Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
2026-02-20
Hon. Ravi Karunanayake raised a supplementary question referencing the vandalism of a statue of Mr. Athulathmudali at Peradeniya four years prior, alongside the alleged misrepresentation of the Mahapola scholarship scheme. Speaking as a close associate of Mr. Athulathmudali, he called on the government to institute appropriate recognition and ensure that Athulathmudali is properly acknowledged as the originator of the Mahapola concept.
Mr. Speaker, my second supplementary: despite over 418,000 beneficiaries, four years ago a very unfortunate incident occurred at Peradeniya where Mr. Athulathmudali’s statue was vandalized, and even the Mahapola scheme was misrepresented. As one who worked closely with him, I earnestly request that appropriate recognition be instituted, including properly acknowledging the originator of this concept.