Govt MPs failing to prove qualifications should resign: Namal

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Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa urged government MPs to resign if they fail to provide evidence of their educational qualifications, echoing the recent resignation of Speaker Ashoka Ranwala.

Taking to X, Rajapaksa praised Ranwala's decision to step down amid questions about his credentials, describing it as a commendable move in the interest of transparency.

However, he criticised other government MPs, particularly from the National People's Power (NPP) party, who have yet to address allegations about misleading the public regarding their qualifications.

“This goes against the very vision of President Anura Kumara to maintain a clean and transparent Parliament,” Rajapaksa said. “If the NPP is serious about upholding its pledge for accountability, these MPs should step down immediately.”

Comments - 106

Dasa P Friday, 13 December 2024 06:14 PM

Too bad. The speaker has already done it. Now you should reveal how you passed the law exam.

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Samantha Saturday, 14 December 2024 12:30 AM

Please explain how you got your law degree .. After please resign from the MP position you hold. Case of Pot calling then kettle black.

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SM Saturday, 14 December 2024 02:06 AM

Resigning from speaker position is not at all sufficient. It’s like a crook robbing a whole house and being asked to return just the last thing he stole in the house. These MPs should resign and they should give the seat to the MP with the next highest preferential votes whichever party had.

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Ranjan Saturday, 14 December 2024 08:31 AM

Well said Dasa

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Russel Harmmer Saturday, 14 December 2024 09:29 AM

Namal can you please publish your GCE (O/L) certificate to the papers first, then we will check others.

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Aquarius Friday, 13 December 2024 06:20 PM

Look who is talking, ha ha he he!!!!! Very thick skinned.

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Concerned Citizen Friday, 13 December 2024 06:22 PM

Looks who’s talking ! I challenge you to take the law exams again ! You will not even pass a single subject without your friend’s help !!

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Gayan Siriwardane Friday, 13 December 2024 06:26 PM

Npp government have humiliated the people who voted for them already speaker and 3 ministers involved President should address this issue and root out this menance and apologise.

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Lanka putha Friday, 13 December 2024 06:26 PM

You are not joking are you

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Mani Friday, 13 December 2024 06:32 PM

How did you get your law degree without attending university? Get lost you thieving bunch

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Sokrates Friday, 13 December 2024 06:34 PM

Why only government MPs? Why not the Crooks from the Rajapaksa and other parties. Why don't you clarify the circumstances under which you and your father passed your A level and Law College exams?

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Izzy Saturday, 14 December 2024 06:09 PM

This question should have been posed to Jeyaraj Fernandopulle who is no more!

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3 blind mice Friday, 13 December 2024 06:39 PM

Ahhhhh... Look who is talking.... The most highly qualified family in sri lanka. One a qualified lawyer, another a qualified Navy personal and yet another a brilliant rocket scientist....

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Namal Friday, 13 December 2024 06:40 PM

What about you other than stealing government assets

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Lanka putha Sunday, 15 December 2024 03:11 AM

The whole family have got PhD. Especially Narmal baba youngest with triple PhD in different fields

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Roberta Flack Friday, 13 December 2024 06:40 PM

Yes we know Namal. We also now how you got your law degree. If we could only get GL Peris to spill the beans.

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a nizam Friday, 13 December 2024 06:46 PM

Very true... Just like you proved to everyone that you passed the law exam legitimately and now you are high flying lawyer, everyone else should be able to provide the evidence also.

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Kadmin Friday, 13 December 2024 06:46 PM

Look who is talking. What a joke

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Wiseman Friday, 13 December 2024 06:48 PM

While acknowledging the resignation, it will be intriguing to see if parliamentarians involved in exam fraud also step down.

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Nihal Amarasekera Friday, 13 December 2024 06:49 PM

Correct. Saints in opposition, otherwise in position.

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Chryshan Friday, 13 December 2024 06:51 PM

Speaker is highly qualified and he holds doctorate not like the Doctor Mervin Silva you embraced. We know how you got your qualification too. Unfortunately speaker didn't have papers related to his doctorate in his hand now. But he is postgraduate and even he has lectured to so many and also holds many patents. You idiots insulted this innocent person and his educated family.

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Judge Saturday, 14 December 2024 05:03 AM

Really? As far as I know, when you graduate, you get the certificate. I have 3 degrees (2 post graduate from overseas (not online degrees) and a professional qualification. Everytine, when I graduated, I got the certificate straight away. Mate, this is NOT about whether you need a degree to be the Speaker, but about integrity and honesty, the very qualities that NPP was about and still preaching. That is the issue.

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Avanka Perera Friday, 13 December 2024 06:52 PM

what about your qualifications, how did you do the exam and pass it, how did u do the exam by your self behind closed doors? Dont throw stones at others living in glass houses

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fake lawyer woman virgin hunter Friday, 13 December 2024 06:54 PM

hello AC room law exam sitter . Less OL qualified man

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wickrama Wijayasiri Friday, 13 December 2024 06:57 PM

Kettle calling the Pot black. Please explain how you became a lawyer and how your father did the same. The full story, but not a final certificate, like the bogus land transfer deeds in SL. The issue is untruthfulness. Let's open the misdeeds of your Clan.

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Suhada malli Friday, 13 December 2024 06:59 PM

Dear Namal, What you have said is correct. However with all the messes you lot are perceived to have done the credibility and the acceptance of the same statement would be a lot more if someone else other than you made that statement. Sorry young man perception is reality.

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DHA Friday, 13 December 2024 07:03 PM

The mentioned culprit has already resigned and not like you'll guys holding on to fake documents and still going on!

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Pierre Gunesekera Friday, 13 December 2024 07:06 PM

Remember the English proverb "Don't look up and spit"

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Upulpb Friday, 13 December 2024 07:06 PM

Hold it Namal NPP is a credible party and they will know what to do and how to handle their members.

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Commenter Friday, 13 December 2024 07:08 PM

Including yourself

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ACA Friday, 13 December 2024 07:09 PM

Submit your O/L certificate first

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Lanka putha Sunday, 15 December 2024 12:36 AM

What is it toffee rapper. Also went up to ol that is enough.

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All Friday, 13 December 2024 07:16 PM

Not only government MPs but also every MPs from all parties.

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Buddhist Friday, 13 December 2024 07:17 PM

What about MPs who did not actually sit for the exam but someone else wrote the exam and passed?

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MR TONY DE MEL Friday, 13 December 2024 07:20 PM

what about you?????

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Mfb- Kandy Friday, 13 December 2024 07:26 PM

How about you ( Namal) about your law degree. Don’t worry we don’t want to know. But on a daily basis you think of it. That’s what matters.

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A Concerned Citizen Friday, 13 December 2024 07:27 PM

Those who obtained qualifications by sitting for the final examination in a separate room without supervision must also resigned. Those who received bachelor's degree not by merit but on compassionate grounds must also resigned.

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Poota Harry Friday, 13 December 2024 07:31 PM

Who is speaking

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Romesh Friday, 13 December 2024 07:32 PM

Firstly this clown Namal must prove his qualifications. He has none, but calls himself a lawyer. What a clown this fellow is.

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sam Friday, 13 December 2024 07:34 PM

You are lucky thanks to Fernando

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Citizen Friday, 13 December 2024 07:43 PM

Yes, how you got that is not important, but you must have one.

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Political Sira Friday, 13 December 2024 07:43 PM

All these rejected politicians are quick to ask for resignation now. Were you lot all blind during previous governments. Had anyone ever resigned when there was clear evidence of corruption and crime ? Look at your family and even ministers in your father's government? Short memories. Get lost.

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Lanka Shantha Friday, 13 December 2024 07:44 PM

What about the Synthetic Lawyers?

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SODHA Friday, 13 December 2024 07:49 PM

Look who's talking.........

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John Wayne Friday, 13 December 2024 07:53 PM

Says the pot to the kettle ..

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a failed law student Friday, 13 December 2024 07:55 PM

IF only they had a parent wielding power they would have had the fortune to sit inside AC rooms and get help to write their thesis and now be Ph.D s

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DOT Friday, 13 December 2024 07:59 PM

Who are you? We are very clearly aware about your qualifications. Please do not trow stones from a glass house!

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B L H N Mendis Friday, 13 December 2024 08:03 PM

Especially those who graduated from the Law College of Sri Lanka (paper suffices!)

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Democrat Friday, 13 December 2024 08:03 PM

See who’s speaking….robbed the country to bankruptcy and still in parliament without iota of shame…

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Sharmi Friday, 13 December 2024 08:03 PM

All MPs with fake qualifications including in the Opposition must step down.

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Samy Selvarajah. Friday, 13 December 2024 08:03 PM

I am surprised about your comment about M.P's qualifications? I know that you are correct. Before you question about his qualifications, please tell me how you obtained your Law Degree? Sitting inside an air-conditioned room, with a computer to get your answers? You have a Law Degree? Yes, you have. Are you prepared to admit the truth and resign, too? God is watching.

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Joe Friday, 13 December 2024 08:05 PM

This is where Namal did right. His qualifications may not be legitimate but he has a certificate. You're not working for a fancy silicon valley startup, but the Parliament of a third world country, papers still matter people!

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Rip Winkle Friday, 13 December 2024 08:06 PM

Henceforth, I shall not read anything about this misfit.

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Amal Friday, 13 December 2024 08:11 PM

thus speaks the "separate room law exam student"

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Namal friend Friday, 13 December 2024 08:16 PM

A good joker. When you got your PHD with support of some academics in Colombo No one spoke about it in fear of white van culture. Now, you have freedom to talk because NPP does not promote any white van culture; You do not have any moral right to speak about this issue as you have done the same mistake if it is true that you have done a PHD in his way:

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Ram Friday, 13 December 2024 08:23 PM

Is it applicable to law college exam also?

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Inamul Friday, 13 December 2024 08:27 PM

hahhaa..the only student who sat in the AC Room in an exam hall speaks about legitmacy ....

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Vipin B Friday, 13 December 2024 08:31 PM

...and government MPs who laundered money should also resign. It is said that the universe is made of neutrons, electrons, protons and morons. Guess to which group this guy belongs?

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D P P Prasad Friday, 13 December 2024 08:34 PM

The present speaker has already tendered his resignation papers. Therefore you don’t want to be bothered about that please recollect as to how your younger brother became a naval officer by publishing an extraordinary gazette notification which was totally inconsistent with the naval recruitment procedure. Further please look into the academic qualifications of each of your family members who represented the parliament for several times

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Mad idiot Friday, 13 December 2024 08:41 PM

Look who is talking !! Why don’t you first prove how you got your law degree first if you really have one. If not for your farther being the president you would not even be in parliament. I don’t know why he is even in the news who wants to know what he has to say after he and his family ruined this country:

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Izzy Friday, 13 December 2024 08:48 PM

Naamal Baby, let us practice what you preach. Please let the public know that you are really a lawyer!!

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IVJ Friday, 13 December 2024 08:50 PM

Am not condoning or supporting this issue. But am glad that we as a society are critical about being honest. MR clans including Namal plus the previous regimes looted the country in billions and yet no one criticized in the past. If I was Namal, I would hide my head under a pile of cow dung and never open that stinky mouth for all the atrocities he and his family have done.

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JRG Friday, 13 December 2024 08:51 PM

LOL, Look who is talking

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Oscar Friday, 13 December 2024 08:52 PM

Who is the person in parliament who is an aegrotat? First people must prove their credentials before fingering other people. Just sitting in a AC room and passing exams, how comes? AkD must call for proof all parliamentarians qualifications, then the original cheaters will get caught.

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Roshan Mansoor Friday, 13 December 2024 08:53 PM

All MP's should be investigated. Specifically , how lawyers sat for their exams.

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Prof. K.M. Piyaratne Saturday, 14 December 2024 09:59 AM

Then the first man to get caught is Namal Baby son of the Looter king Mahinda.

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Mahinda Rajapaksa Friday, 13 December 2024 09:06 PM

Look who is talking about fake qualifications!

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P.M. Sumathipala - Snr. Journalist Saturday, 14 December 2024 09:39 AM

Hay Namal, we know your qualifications. You are only qualified in womanizing, now your former companion Weerawansa tells everyone.

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Ranjan Perera Friday, 13 December 2024 09:14 PM

This also is applicable to those who sat in an airconditioned room by themselves ( with books beside them) to sit for their law exams !

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Bokka Friday, 13 December 2024 09:29 PM

Namal! Prove that you completed your degree by writing question papers while seated among other students. Or didn't you sit separately in a private room with an assistant attending to you? Who are you kidding mister?

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Jagath Leanage Friday, 13 December 2024 09:49 PM

In that case you should resign first. Everyone knows how you passed out law college.

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H.K. Samarasekera [Attorney-at-Law] Saturday, 14 December 2024 09:36 AM

Mahinda had stitched him about 15-20 Lawer's costumes to Namal but not a single case he attended, because he is NOT A LAWYER.

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DJ Friday, 13 December 2024 09:52 PM

Starting with you. What law examination did you pass?

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Eri Clau Friday, 13 December 2024 10:11 PM

Namal what about your law graduation. Can you show who gave you, where you got ect ect. First of all you must be correct before you say something about others.

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Kalupana Friday, 13 December 2024 10:42 PM

How did you and your father got law qualification. Did you pass the O level.? Most of your potuwa MPs were kasipu dealers did not have O Level qualifications.

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Soori Maripalan Saturday, 14 December 2024 12:22 AM

How about your Boru law qualifications! No one can question unless we approach the law college authorities during that time!

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gon babi Saturday, 14 December 2024 12:50 AM

what a hypocrite this guy is..from which institution did he receive his lawyer's certificate? this villain is guilty of many crimes.. hope the court gives the sentence he deserves

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Deepthi Saturday, 14 December 2024 02:09 AM

First prove that you passed the law exam legitimately. Prove that you have enough command in law that in conformity with the fact that you got the highest marks in the law exam.

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Ranga Saturday, 14 December 2024 02:29 AM

This guy is a joker

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Nihal S Saturday, 14 December 2024 03:14 AM

The speaker is far better than in your case. He only wrongly claimed he has a PhD. In your case you robbed the law degree using your father position and continued to use it. How come you can talk about the MP qualification matters?

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Nimal R Saturday, 14 December 2024 04:52 AM

Now you should reveal how you sat the law exam alone and passed it. Who did actually write for the exam? Can you face an interview and by heart tell us the sections of certain laws if asked? You better shut up otherwise.

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Tommy Saturday, 14 December 2024 04:58 AM

Out of the 64 comments , not one is in your favour. Take up the challenge

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Bazeer Uvais Saturday, 14 December 2024 05:28 AM

Question is , can Namal walk the talk

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Ruben disty Saturday, 14 December 2024 05:37 AM

It's fair if parliamentarians got no proper education and qualifications should be replaced if not given a chance accordingly with decent carractor if capable but corrupt thieves crooks and criminals shouldn't be given no chances at all..at any given time.

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M O Daya Saturday, 14 December 2024 06:50 AM

Correct National list MP Namal. But, first things first- MPs failing to prove their earnings should resign, be stripped of their civic rights and plundered money should be returned. This is a bigger priority than qualifications as the majority in the previous government did not even pass OLs

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CitizenP Saturday, 14 December 2024 07:11 AM

Reveal your educational qualifications and how you obtained them.

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No Boru.... No Sobana... Atha Katha Saturday, 14 December 2024 11:46 AM

95% pass marks in Womanizing. From: Weerawansa you could get all the details as he was his close friend those days.

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A Supporter of SLPP Saturday, 14 December 2024 07:49 AM

My dear Namal baby; You must know that those who are living in glass houses should not throw stones at others.

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Lasantha Weerakoon (Snr. Lawyer) Saturday, 14 December 2024 09:57 AM

Namal don't talk rubbish. First of all, you must resign as you don't even have GCE (OL), your Law Exam was written by another Lawyer, and you have paid him 1.5 million rupees you stupid, I have the proof.

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Kusal Karunaratne Saturday, 14 December 2024 10:02 AM

Namal for Womanizing you kept your reputation. I have seen your children in Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Matara and Hambantota.

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Izzy Sunday, 15 December 2024 05:46 AM

Some of the mothers were working for Sri Lankan Airlines as "flying angels" during the tenor of office of his father, as the president.

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Sajjitha Saturday, 14 December 2024 11:47 AM

Look at who is talking....

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Darcey Saturday, 14 December 2024 11:51 AM

What about passing exams using daddy's power

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Ziam Nizam Saturday, 14 December 2024 01:51 PM

This man absolutely has no moral right to talk about anything in Sri Lanka. He should be expelled from all public forums including the parliament.

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Pathmaranjan Saturday, 14 December 2024 02:47 PM

The public knows how you got the degree to be a lawyer. You got the paper and attended the exam alone in a room.

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kumara Ekanayake Saturday, 14 December 2024 02:55 PM

sri lanka Law college exam cheating is a offence.Those graduates should be penalised think about this Mr Namal Rajapaksha

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melville perera Saturday, 14 December 2024 05:18 PM

Int'l scientist of centuries past and whose intelligence they dedicated to particular fields and put them into practice which we are enjoying now, did not produce certificates to boast of before their achievements

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ROHINI Saturday, 14 December 2024 06:13 PM

Is it worth while commenting on A clan that ruined a beautiful country and a "CLOWN PRINCE" who is attempting to Resuscitate that clan

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Patcitz Saturday, 14 December 2024 06:22 PM

Well said, sir.

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EMILY JOACK Saturday, 14 December 2024 06:37 PM

we are waiting for your resignation

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Dr Tissa Fernando Saturday, 14 December 2024 09:59 PM

Namal baby is cracking jokes. Namal baby is hoping to become president after 10 years.

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Kumari Sunday, 15 December 2024 12:31 AM

That's hilarious Namal

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A Supporter of SLPP Sunday, 15 December 2024 03:27 AM

Dear Namal baby; Everyone knows that members of your family have massive amounts of ill-gotten wealth and ill-gotten qualifications. Everyone knows how you passed your Law examinations. So just shut your foul mouth and keep quiet.

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Nihal Sunday, 15 December 2024 03:48 AM

Look at all comments. More than 95% are questioning Namal qualifications. Why not you answer to them in a news release.

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KAMIL FALOOL Sunday, 15 December 2024 08:47 AM

Can you prove your qualifications

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Lalantha Amerasinghe Sunday, 15 December 2024 12:51 PM

When a JVP MP has done a wrong thing some people are trying to justify that by questioning on Nsmal's qualifications.You can see the mentality of those people.

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