Oxford Union cancels Namal Rajapaksa speech after student opposition
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on February 23, 2026 - 9:23 am
(Photo: Namal Rajapaksa Official Facebook page)
The organizing committee has cancelled the Oxford Union address by Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa due to strong opposition from a group of Oxford students.
Namal Rajapaksa had been scheduled to address the Oxford Union today (February 23).
The Cambridge Union had also previously cancelled a speech by Namal Rajapaksa.
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“Was it a group of students or a group of LTTE sympathisers? Could someone elaborate on the reasons given for cancelling the sessions?”