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Explanations called from parliamentary employees
The process of re-checking and updating the information of all MPs on the parliamentary website is underway following the discovery that some titles were fake, an informed source said.
The parliamentary authorities have also decided to call for explanations from those in charge of updating information on the web.
Meanwhile, the Communication Department of Parliament said that the title of ‘’Dr.’’ was mentioned before the name of the Minister of Justice and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara, in the directory of Members of Parliament on the parliamentary website.
It is important to note that Harshana Nanayakkara has not indicated holding a doctoral degree in the information provided to Parliament. The appearance of the title before the Minister’s name was a result of an error in entering the relevant data. Accordingly, steps have been taken to rectify this mistake.
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Comments - Explanations called from parliamentary employees
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Dr Tissa Fernando Saturday, 14 December 2024 10:33 AM
Ho ho , now the NPP trying very cheap tactics by finding faults with the employees. They are trying to find escape goats. They are trying to cover up their tracks.
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Mahendra Fernando Saturday, 14 December 2024 11:15 AM
Escape Goats!
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Dr Tissa Fernando Saturday, 14 December 2024 08:50 PM
Good to know that Queens Guards are there in Sri Lanka, they are very sharp in spotting typos that happen when you type fast and do not check back. But these Queens Guards are forgetting the fact that when they open their mouth to speak English , the sounds are not as good as what Queen would like to hear.
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johan Saturday, 14 December 2024 11:19 AM
Parliamentary employees are not belong to any party, they are Govt. employees employed in parliament for so many years. Before entering in the web site, it is their duty to verify the personal details of all parliamentarians before make it as official data.
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Ram P Saturday, 14 December 2024 02:54 PM
I believe the mistakes in the Parliamentary website are purpose made caused by some of the powerful politicians who lost, as an attempt to sling mud at NPP. This need some Police investigation and culprits taken to task
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Dilakshan Seneviratne Saturday, 14 December 2024 03:38 PM
Is Tissa Fernando the ardent RW fan three months ago, the same as Dr Tissa Fernando who has taken the disgraced Speaker’s PhD Title ?
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Dr Tissa Fernando Saturday, 14 December 2024 10:05 PM
Ha ha , Dilkushani is bit late in spotting the difference but i knew that you will inquire about it. yes same Tissa, but did not use the Dr title before but after seeing that everyone in NPP is a doctor , why not use the title I already have unlike those fake ones in NPP.
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Suresh Saturday, 14 December 2024 09:46 PM
Did they call explanation from speaker ? There are list of with doubtful qualifications. First call explanations from them.
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Mohamed Sunday, 15 December 2024 02:53 AM
What nonsense are you talking, what doc rate you have? You even did not know to spell scape goats. get your English sorted before you comment not escape !!, Its not cheap tactics, its mis information and mis interpreted, Every one makes mistakes. Shame on you Tissa
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Tony Pereira Sunday, 15 December 2024 03:08 AM
When the MP was aware that his title is incorrect, he should have got it corrected. do not fine fault with the employees. System Change! that was your Aragalaya chant.
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Parliament staff are very generous Sunday, 15 December 2024 07:20 AM
There is no need to suspect a ghost behind every bush. The Parliament Data Entry operators may be very GENEROUS.
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Widely prevalent poverty, hunger, and shortages are all forgotten. Tuesday, 17 December 2024 08:01 AM
Yes. Parliament staff may have done it to make the new NPP members happy by adding a title. We will not be surprised if they add the title Prof. in the future. This is the biggest issue raging in the nation today, and everyone is talking about it. Loss of jobs, loss of income, and widely prevalent poverty, hunger, and shortages are all forgotten. See, this is the achievement of the opposition.
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Tim Sunday, 15 December 2024 11:56 AM
Cheap tactics... They themselves are a cheap lot
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Formers Parliamentary Staff Saturday, 14 December 2024 10:36 AM
Check the background of Secretary General and how appointment processes manipulate in the past. Time to clean the admin staff as well.
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Roberta Flack Saturday, 14 December 2024 10:58 AM
I don’t think this is an error and could be an orchestrated move to discredit the Gov by some parliamentary staff who have vested interest. Please check. However the Speaker’s qualifications are in doubt and he did the right thing by resigning. It was a bit too late and AKD’s government should have acted much faster. We expect better as a country.
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johan Saturday, 14 December 2024 11:23 AM
The Secretary General of Parliament must look into these type of mistakes without putting the newly elected members in an unpleasant situation.There are goods and bads but they should be neutral
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A Supporter of Parliamentary Employees Saturday, 14 December 2024 11:48 AM
Titles such as Dr, Prof. Attorney-at-Law and Engineer etc. given by MPs were and mentioned in the Parliamentary Website from 3rd December. All MPs happily tolerated those titles for 10 days until the issue of Speaker's qualifications ended in a fiasco. Now some MPs blame Parliamentary employees for putting the wrong titles. These MPs MUST be banned from the Parliament.
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I BELIEVE THAT MISTAKES WERE MADE TO PURPOSELY BRING ANURA/NPP INTO DISREPUTE. Saturday, 14 December 2024 01:26 PM
SUPPORTER OF....... WHEN DETAILS ARE ALREADY GIVEN TO BE PUBLISHED, WHY DO YOU ASSUME THAT MP'S HAVE READ AND ALLOWED SUCH MISTAKES IF ANY TO BE UP FOR DAYS.WKS!!. COME ON!! WE ALL KNOW HOW CORRUPTION BROUGHT THE COUNTRY TO ITS KNEES AND BANKRUPT, RO WERE YOU HALUCINATING AFTER YOUR PATY S/LEADERS LOSS??. THE MANAGER OF THE SECTION THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR UPDATING INFO SHOULD BE QUESTIONED TOO. ONE WOULD THINK THAT BEFORE ONECLICKS THE UPDATE BUTTON AT THE END OF EVERY MP'S DETAILS, SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHECKED. WHETHER UPDATED IN ENGLISH OR SINHALA, SOME PUBLIC SERVANTS CAN HARDLY SPEAK A FEW WORDS OF SPOKEN ENGLISH. WE ALL KNOW HOW THE PARLIAMENT AND GOVT DEPTS FUNCTION FOR DECADES.
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Big Sam Saturday, 14 December 2024 07:45 PM
Didn't know that Trump also posts here. Lol.
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A Supporter of Website Editors. Sunday, 15 December 2024 10:28 AM
Don't be ridiculous. These MPs knew very well about what titles they had on the Parliamentary Website. These titles were there not for one or two days but for over 10 days. After the issue of PhD was highlighted MPs who had given wrong titles are wrongly blaming Parliamentary employees for the errors instead of that they should be blaming themselves.
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Sri Wickrema Saturday, 14 December 2024 07:57 PM
The relevant staff of the Parliament who entered the titles not given by the MPs should be held responsible.
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Trump Saturday, 14 December 2024 09:46 PM
Lets all it an error then regarding the CON Dr. Prior to that where has he been working? must have Was his qualifications be called as Dr. or Mr. If so he was called as Dr. means it seam to be a serious issue where he must have been paid with it by tax payers money. I personally feel until he discloses his details, he not be entertained in parliament be it by the Govt or even the opposition and without wasting time go ahead with more important work to attend. We still havent seen any proper crooks caught yet. So please get to work.
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A Concerned Citizen Saturday, 14 December 2024 12:11 PM
Titles of MPs were put on the Parliamentary Website on 3rd December and MPs tolerated those titles for more than 10 days until Speaker had to resign as he had claimed wrong titles. The stand taken by the cabinet Spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa and senior NPP member Wasantha Samarasinghe was that they would not take this issue above their knees. That was how arrogant they were. Their ridiculous stand made it very difficult for President A.K. Dissanayake to salvage any honour.
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Rakitha W Saturday, 14 December 2024 12:21 PM
If anyone has deliberately misled the public before or during the campaign, there should be accountability for those responsible as attempting to clean something with dirty hands will only make it dirtier. We must hold the NPP to a higher standard than those who merely call themselves politicians, who are there in it only to serve themselves, their families and cronies.
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Ranga Saturday, 14 December 2024 01:09 PM
This sounds like orchestrated by failed parties
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Henchmen entrenched among Parliament staff? Saturday, 14 December 2024 03:52 PM
You hit it right on the head. The losers and their party leaders have lost their address, never to come back to claim their pension. Their dreams are shattered and their dream castles have crumbled. This also shows how many henchmen they have left behind among the parliament staff, and it is dangerous situation for the nation.
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Aquarius Saturday, 14 December 2024 01:40 PM
Any information that goes in the Parliamentary website should be thoroughly vetted and screened by responsible authorities. It is not just any social media platform. As a precaution it is still not too late better to check and confirm relevant information on all MPs.
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Dr Tissa Fernando Saturday, 14 December 2024 08:45 PM
How come they used Dr title during the campaign? There are videos before the election that identifies that guy with Doctor title.
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Allen Saturday, 14 December 2024 09:53 PM
Where was he working before? Was his Dr. label used in the organization? Like to know more details of it please.
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Gillian James Saturday, 14 December 2024 04:37 PM
In order to check all MPs and employees qualifications, I suggest the appointment of a 'qualified' lawyer like Namal Rajapakse
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Patcitz Saturday, 14 December 2024 05:25 PM
This reflects that oppositions seating in Parliament have no valuable criticism to level against NPP government, therefore, they try to destabilize the nation with the help of external powers to instigation violence agains NPPers, the way that did on His Excellency Gotabaya Rajapaksa during his rule.
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Carelessness Saturday, 14 December 2024 05:38 PM
I had and still have very high regard for Harshana Nanayakara. I would have expected him to check his details on the website immediately after the details were uploaded without wakingup only when an issue was raised. Everyone of the members should have checked their detailson the parliment immediately after they were published. That's the normal human nature. I would consider anyone who had not done so as not disciplined in life and would not execute their duties efficiently. If we were in that situation wont we be anxious to ensure our names and details are accurately captured in the system??? Anyone who had checked the name and not corrected the incorrect information should be considered as personally authorised the misleading information, though initially it was a genuine error.
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tim Saturday, 14 December 2024 06:34 PM
It is truly disappointing to witness how the promises and statements made by the NPP during their campaign have turned out to be blatant lies. Even worse, they have themselves admitted to misleading the public, raising serious concerns about their integrity and intentions. This is not just a matter of broken promises—it is a direct offense to the people who placed their trust in them. The NPP paraded their so-called qualifications, boasting about the number of doctors, professionals, and experts in their ranks, only for it to be revealed that some of these claims were questionable. Legal action must be pursued against those who have knowingly deceived the public with false qualifications and fraudulent claims. Moreover, the lies propagated during their campaign—such as the fabricated Uganda story, Kanchana's Rs. 60 narrative, promises to immediately reduce electricity tariffs, scrapping the IMF deal, revealing “hidden files,” and other baseless claims—need thorough investigation. Th
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Dilakshan Seneviratne Sunday, 15 December 2024 04:48 AM
Don’t just blabber on without basis. New government is doing a great job. No point whinging here, go to court yourself, if you like. Country has started to move forwards. Investor confidence, business sentiment, consumer optimism, rule of law , currency value, stock market all steadily heading upwards. Great work.
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A Fair-Minded Citizen Saturday, 14 December 2024 07:08 PM
Do NOT blame Parliamentary employees for displaying false qualifications of MPs. Parliamentary employees displayed qualifications of MPs provided to them by MPs. These qualifications were in the Parliamentary Website for nearly 10 days and MPs did not complain until issue of false qualifications of Speaker rocked the country. MPs who had given false qualifications MUST resign from MP positions.
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Fredick Saturday, 14 December 2024 09:32 PM
Spot on. Dont play baila with the Intelligent Educated public. Play it with the fooooools.
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Pelawatte to Diyawanna hora para Saturday, 14 December 2024 09:19 PM
Call for explanation from your MPs for falsifying their qualifications. We now have fraudsters in parliament even after the famous shramadana because the voters were misled by these fraudsters. The political parties should take responsibility
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FredSnR Sunday, 15 December 2024 02:18 AM
The lesson for SL, concentrate on the basics, otherwise it will be a case of garbage in garbage out, automation won't help, applies to every activity, even to flying in the sky.
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A Supporter of Parliamentary Employees Sunday, 15 December 2024 03:03 AM
Qualifications and titles given in Parliamentary Website are the ones given by MPs. Parliamentary employees do not invent them. Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara and Minister of Urban Development claimed to have PhDs, but they do not have PhDs. Deputy Speaker has a Diploma from a university, but he claimed to be a medical specialist. There can be many more. I do not think Cabinet Spokesman and Chief Organizer of the Government Group in the Parliament Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa takes these issues above his knees.
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Ranga Sunday, 15 December 2024 04:31 AM
People in SL don't understand the difference between State and Government For example anyone in public sector is paid by the tax payer and ITN is a public broadcaster not a Government TV channel
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Professori Sunday, 15 December 2024 04:59 AM
Follow the simple procedure: entered by, Checked by; this is when the verification is needed. The L boarders [may be new (informal)recruits in parliament like some unfamiliar readers/presenters now in national channels without proper training, making careless mother-Toung mistakes] with a prejudiced mentality of that they all possess such titles unlike defeated many 8-pass guys, signal the new system change. An explanation needed from who proposed that Bluetooth Speaker as well. It looks like the Bros. still prefer to hold the REMOTE CONTROL they used to be with during Satellite era rather than direct governance.
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Dr. Doo Nothing Sunday, 15 December 2024 08:15 AM
Ha ha ha Time has come really fast to cleanup the parliament no?
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Rishan Sunday, 15 December 2024 08:40 AM
There should be a competent authority who checks the accuracy of the data and proof reading.
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Terrence K Sunday, 15 December 2024 10:55 AM
Let us sing a lullaby song to these political babies as they seem not to understand as they are toddlers who need spoonfeeding. Predictions foretold before the elections that these politicians were basically piggbacking on Anura's and Harini's popularity otherwise how come at the beginning they have been failures. These big talkers knowledge could be compared to a peanut brain which could be written on the back of a .25 cents stamp and they only qualify to whitewash the wrongs of the other Comrades!!!!!
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Harry K Sunday, 15 December 2024 11:21 AM
It’s high time that the opposition leaders alleged qualifications are verified?
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A Supporter of Parliamentary Employees Sunday, 15 December 2024 12:22 PM
Dear President AKD: There is no need to call explanations from Parliamentary employees. They put the titles supplied to them by MPs on 3rd December and MPs had ample time, over 10 days to rectify if there were errors. All the MPs happily accepted the Website. Even if they noticed any errors, they did not take those errors over their knees. Now you cannot put the blame on parliamentary employees.
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A Concerned Citizen Sunday, 15 December 2024 05:56 PM
NPP Government too is acting like previous Governments by trying to apportion the blame on minor staff instead of MPs who had given them false information regarding their qualifications. This behaviour by NPP Government is disgusting.
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Roshanaly Monday, 16 December 2024 09:47 AM
With so much experience in dirty politics, opposition knows how to topple the elected government.
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Kumara Sooriyaarachchi Monday, 16 December 2024 12:21 PM
I went to Parliament website update : members detail update doesn't carry any basic data quality i.e comparability, consistency and truthfulness or veracity at all. Some member qualification is given as Economic (Special....what is this? that is missing key facts of the degree like University, Degree name (BA/BSc etc.,) and Year of graduation as minimum. some members has given more detail and some members details not at all as they have not follow standard form ...
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Insider Tuesday, 17 December 2024 12:50 PM
Spot on. How many who criticise Justice Minister has gone to this website in the past before commenting. Once you give truthful info you expect responsible action. Parliament Authorities have issued statement : "It is important to note that Harshana Nanayakkara has not indicated holding a doctoral degree in the information provided to Parliament. The appearance of the title before the Minister’s name was a result of an error in entering the relevant data. Accordingly, steps have been taken to rectify this mistake."
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Omar Khadine Monday, 16 December 2024 03:51 PM
It is patently clear that there are Civil Servants and Givernment workers from the previous government, who are yet holding office and burning the candle for their previous Criminal fraudulant Masters who were their enablers in criminal activity at the expense of "public funds". The "Scum" who tortured raped murdered the innocent and brought the Country to Bankrupsy.... Who are now busy crying and engaging in a game of "political chess" in an attempt to scupper the NPP; which they cannot win; have now opened a "Hornet's Nest"....! They(the criminals) have ignited a cascade of events which is the begining of their end and into incarceration...
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