Dilith Jayaweera

Earlier today, I had the opportunity to meet the delegation from the International Monetary Fund. During the discussion, I conveyed the strong public perception that the current IMF-backed programme has placed a significant economic burden on ordinary citizens, particularly the average Sri Lankan. Many feel that the cost of adjustment is being disproportionately borne by the people. I further emphasized our concern that the programme appears to prioritize the interests of creditors over the broader interests of our country. There is little visible evidence of a clear pathway towards sustainable economic growth or a comprehensive strategy for national wealth creation. When Mr. Evan Papageorgiou noted that the programme had been successfully initiated by the previous government and that the current administration is demonstrating improved fiscal discipline, I responded that this is precisely the issue. The public had expected a government that claims to follow “so-called Marxist policies” to deliver meaningful relief. Instead, the current approach is perceived as placing additional strain on the average citizen.

The fate of politicians who gain power by lying and spewing fake promises is that a day of reckoning will come, when they will have to live up to what they promised. For this government, judgement day is here and it has fallen short . Today, the government is not just facing a shortage in fuel supplies but also a shortage of trust. A breakdown of trust. To redeem themselves, the government needs to look at the opportunities that this crisis has provided, and not complain about short comings. We think there is an opportunity to attract the large tourist in-flow to the Middle East, and to leverage our national carrier and other airlines to introduce special flights from neighbouring countries, such as India. We need to rise from this crisis stronger, not weaker than we were!

Under the guidance of Ven. Prof. Medagoda Abhayatissa & leading astrologists in our country, we have launched an accurate and comprehensive "Auspicious Calender" (නැකැත් සීට්ටූව), that all Sri Lankans can follow and observe!

ජාත්‍යන්තර කාන්තා දිනය අදට යෙදී තිබේ. ජාත්‍යන්තරය විසින් එක් සුවිශේෂී කාන්තා දිනයක් වෙන් කර ඇත්තේ, ඉතිහාසය පුරාවටම විවිධ තාඩන පීඩන, නොසලකා හැරීම් වලට ලක් වූ කාන්තාවන්ට යම් සාධාරණයක් ඉටු කිරීමේ අරමුණෙනි. නමුත් බුදු දහමේ ආභාෂයෙන් ගොඩනැගුණු අප ලාංකේය සමාජය ඉන් වෙනස් ය. වචනයෙන් පරිසමාප්ථ අර්ථයෙන්ම මාතෘ මූලික සමාජයක් වූ අප රටෙහි, කාන්තාවන් සැමරීමට සහ ඇයගෙන් ඉටු වන මහා දායකත්වය ඇගයීමට එක් සුවිශේෂී දිනයක් අවශ්‍ය නොවී ය. අප, මිනිසෙකුට ලබා දිය හැකි ඉහළම ගෞරවය වන 'ගෙදර බුදුන්' තනතුර අම්මාට ලබා දුන් ජාතියකි. අප 'දියණියන්' ආරක්ෂා කළ, 'තරුණියන්' බලගැන්වූ සහ 'මව්වරුන්ට' ගෞරව කළ ජාතියකි. අප සමාජය ගොඩ නැගී ඇත්තේම කාන්තාව වටා ය. ඇය විසින් සිදු කරන කාර්යභාරය හුදෙක් නිවසේ ගෘහණියට පමණක් සීමා නොවේ. අප ලොව පළමු අග්‍රාමාත්‍යවරිය බිහිකළ රටයි. එය පසුපස තිබූ චින්තනය වූයේ ද කාන්තාව විශ්වාස කළ, මවට ගෞරව කළ අපගේ මහා සභ්‍යත්ව චින්තනයයි. වර්තමානය වන විට අප කාන්තාව බලගැන්වීම වෙනුවෙන් තව තවත් පෙනී සිටිමු. එය සිදුවිය යුත්තේ කාන්තාව පීඩනයට පත් කරමින්, ඇය නොසලකා හරිමින්, පසුව පව් සමා කර ගැනීම උදෙසා ඈ විකෘති කිරීමට උත්සාහ දරනා ජාත්‍යන්තර සංස්කෘතිය අනුව නොවේ. දිගින් දිගටම කාන්තාවට ඉහළම ගෞරවය ලබා දුන්, ඇය ආරක්ෂා කළ, ඇය බල ගැන්වූ අපගේ මහා සංස්කෘතිය අනුවයි. ඒ උතුම් අරමුණ වෙනුවෙන් අප නිර්භීතව සහ හෘදයාංගමව පෙනී සිටිමු. වසර දහස් ගණනක් තිස්සේ මහා සංස්කෘතියක් පෝෂණය කළ, ලෝකයක් දරා සිටි, අප රටෙහි සහ ඉන් පිටත සියලූම කාන්තාවන්ට සුබ කාන්තා දිනයක් ප්‍රාර්ථනා කරමි. இன்று சர்வதேச மகளிர் தினமாகும் வரலாறு முழுவதும் பல்வேறு ஒடுக்குமுறைகள், புறக்கணிப்புகள் மற்றும் அநீதிகளுக்கு உள்ளான பெண்களுக்கு நீதி கிடைக்க வேண்டும் என்ற நோக்கத்திலேயே சர்வதேச சமூகத்தால் ஒரு சிறப்பு நாளாக மகளிர் தினம் அறிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. ஆனால் புத்த தர்மத்தால் உருவான எங்கள் இலங்கை சமூகப் பாரம்பரியம் இதிலிருந்து சற்றே வேறுபட்டதாகும். தாய்மையை மையமாகக் கொண்ட சமூகமாக இருந்த எங்கள் நாட்டில், பெண்களை போற்றவும் அவர்கள் அளிக்கும் மாபெரும் பங்களிப்பை மதிக்கவும் தனியான ஒரு நாளே தேவையில்லை. ஒரு மனிதனுக்குக் கொடுக்கக்கூடிய உயர்ந்த மரியாதையான “வீட்டின் புத்த பெருமான்” என்ற நிலையைத் தாய்க்கு வழங்கிய சமூகமாக நாம் இருந்துள்ளோம். நாம் ‘மகள்களை’ பாதுகாத்தோம், ‘இளம்பெண்களை’ வலுப்படுத்தினோம், ‘தாய்மார்களை’ மரியாதை செய்தோம். எங்கள் சமூகமே பெண்ணைச் சுற்றி கட்டியமைக்கப்பட்டதாகும். அவளின் பங்கு வீட்டுத் தாயாக மட்டுமே கட்டுப்படுபவை அல்ல. உலகின் முதல் பெண் பிரதமரை உருவாக்கிய நாடாகவும் நாம் திகழ்கிறோம். அதற்குப் பின்னால் இருந்த சிந்தனை, பெண்ணை நம்பியதும் தாயை மதித்ததும் ஆன எங்கள் பெரிய நாகரிகப் பாரம்பரியமே ஆகும். இன்றும் பெண்களின் அதிகாரமூட்டலுக்காக நாம் தொடர்ந்து குரல் கொடுத்து வருகின்றோம். ஆனால் அது, பெண்களை ஒடுக்கி புறக்கணித்து பின்னர் பாவ நிவாரணம் போல அவர்களை மாற்ற முயலும் சில சர்வதேச கலாச்சாரங்களின் வழியில் அல்ல. மாறாக, காலங்காலமாக பெண்ணுக்கு உயர்ந்த மரியாதை வழங்கி, அவர்களை பாதுகாத்து, அவர்களை வலுப்படுத்திய எங்கள் உயர்ந்த பண்பாட்டு மரபின் அடிப்படையிலேயே அது நடைபெற வேண்டும். அந்த உயர்ந்த நோக்கத்திற்காக நாம் தைரியத்துடனும் மனமாரும் நிலைத்து நிற்கிறோம். ஆயிரக்கணக்கான ஆண்டுகளாக ஒரு மகத்தான நாகரிகத்தைப் பேணிய எங்கள் நாட்டிலும் உலகம் முழுவதும் வாழும் அனைத்து பெண்களுக்கும் மகளிர் தின நல்வாழ்த்துகள்.

It is clear that we have compromised on our national security, and thereby the civil liberties that we cherish in our country. I have for long, pushed the government to change its ways, and stop pretending to be an opposition during their time of governance. Stop creating fictitious enemies to drive political messaging, and focus on the task that the people entrusted you with. We are blessed with a unique influence of Buddhism that has guided our civilization. Let's embrace it, without denying it!

Attending the Medicare 2026 opening ceremony at the BMICH along with HE David Pine, New Zealand High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Dr Rajesh Sambhajirao Pandav, WHO Representative to Sri Lanka and Dr Amal Harsha De Silva

It was an honour to be part of the Chinese New Year celebrations hosted by the Chinese Embassy. I wish the people of the China, a prosperous year ahead and a year of strong partnership with Sri Lanka. Over the year, China has been a solid ally of Sri Lanka and this celebration marked a moment of shared reflection and solidarity. @ChinaEmbSL

Yesterday, I expressed our deepest condolences to the people of Iran, on the passing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Supreme Leader has been a close ally of Sri Lanka, standing firm with our people even during the conflict against the LTTE terrorists. I shared these sentiments with the Iranian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Dr. Alireza Delkhosh.

It was truly an honour to receive the first copy of the book “Transforming Education-The Way Forward in Sri Lanka” authored by Professor Gunapala Nanayakkara, a distinguished academic who has devoted his life to teaching and mentoring generations of highly competent corporate and public sector leaders in Sri Lanka. His passion towards education has sent ripples across generations, and this publication undoubtedly contribute to the years of service he has rendered to our country. #SriLankaCan

Let's clebrate the unstoppable power of women! Join us on the 8th of March 2026!

I strongly condemn the arrest and 72-hour detention of Major General Suresh Sallay, former SIS Chief under the pretext of questioning him in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks. Major General Sallay is a distinguished and highly capable military officer who contributed significantly to ending three decades of brutal terrorism in Sri Lanka. To subject such an officer to what appears to be politically motivated action raises serious concerns about fairness, intent, and the misuse of state power. If this move is driven by narrow political objectives rather than credible evidence, it will not only undermine justice but also gravely damage the morale of our armed forces. The men and women who risk their lives to protect this nation must not become targets of political expediency. Justice must be transparent, impartial, and free from manipulation. Anything less will leave a lasting stain on those responsible.

Today, we witnessed yet another decision, fueled mostly by the government's complete detachment from civic reality. Over the years, Sri Lankan lawmakers developed pension schemes and other benefits to attract the best to public service, particularly parliamentarians. Under the guise of supporting the most impoverished communities, the current government delivered a brutal blow to the growth of intellectually fueled political discourse, which attracts Sri Lankans from all corners of life. Now, public service as a parliamentarian is an exclusive endeavor, prearranged for a select few, completely challenging the foundations of a democracy. The more sinister objective of this deeply misguided government, is revenge. Revenge on political leaders who dedicated their lives to the JVP, but had to move away from their ideology when it became abundantly clear that the agenda of this party was not honest. We need critical decisions made that serve long-term benefits, not the sinister short-term gains of one political establishment. The NPP won the vote in parliament, while Sri Lanka lost! #Pensions #SriLanka #Parliament

Congratulations to our ferocious lions! A tremendous victory to secure our place in the Super 8. Your grit, passion, and relentless fighting spirit have made a nation's dreams come true! Let's keep fighting! Let's keep believing! Sri Lanka Can!

Prof. Tissa Vitarana is without a doubt an unmatched beacon of left wing political leadership in Sri Lanka. He leaves behind an important legacy as the Leader of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party. Prof. Vitarana dedicated his life to the leftist vision, making incredible contributions to our country's development. A name that will be cherished in the years to come!

We launched Sarvajana Ihwan! The Sarvajana Balaya was founded on the principle of inclusive nationalism. There is no path ahead, if we are divided in our present. Our party has close ties with the Muslim community of Sri Lanka, who share in our collective vision for a happy nation driven by entrepreneurship. Today we celebrate that brotherhood, the vision that will fuel Sarvajana Ihwan!

As an Attorney-at-Law, I am deeply shocked and disturbed by the brutal daylight murder of a fellow lawyer and his wife. I extend my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and loved ones of the deceased. I strongly and unequivocally condemn this heinous act. Once again, I warn the Government that such grave security lapses are pushing our nation towards becoming a lawless state. The safety of citizens and the integrity of the justice system must be treated as an urgent national priority.

Earlier today, I, alongside senior leaders within the Sarvajana Balaya had the priviledge of paying our respects to the Chief Prelate of the Asgiri Chapter Most Ven. Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Thero, Chief Prelate of the Malwathu Chapter Most Ven.Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala Nayaka Thero and the Deputy Chief Prelate of the Malwathu Chapter Most Ven. Dimbulkumbure Sri Vimaladhamma Thero. Today, the very existence of our rich Buddhist civilizational value system is being challenged. It is happening under the noses of the government, and has spread across the island. We hear of extremely distressing news of Buddhist monks being arrested on unfounded claims. As we brief the Chief Prelates of this situation, we are reminded of the core identity that all Sri Lankans must strive to protect, as the government keeps failing its people.