Senaka Weeraratna India stopped celebration of the 500 year anniversary of Portuguese entry to Goa on ground that it was an insult to India’s Freedom Fighters and the Indian Resistance movement against foreign aggression The Government of India has consistently opposed and cancelled attempts to celebrate the Portuguese colonial arrival, specifically regarding the 500-year anniversary of […]

Cricket Sri Lanka permanently transformed modern cricket through two monumental milestones: the historic 1996 World Cup victory led by Arjuna Ranatunga, which revolutionized One Day International (ODI) batting strategies, and the invention of the “Player-Referral” concept in 1997 by Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna, which laid the foundation for today’s Decision Review System (DRS). [1, […]

AI Overview https://share.google/aimode/TmiiYdHuL2iAQ3wrT AI Overview Sri Lanka has consistently punched above its weight on the global sporting stage, producing thinkers, visionaries, and innovators who have permanently transformed how games are played, refereed, and commercialized globally. [1, 2, 3, 4] 🏏 Cricket: Strategy & Technological Innovation 1. Senaka Weeraratna — The Visionary behind DRS Though not […]

Senaka Weeraratna The architect of the “Player Referral” concept—which granted players the right to appeal field umpires’ decisions and became the foundation for cricket’s Decision Review System (DRS) and similar review systems across global sports—is Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna 📜 Origin of the Concept 🏏 Implementation in Cricket Before Weeraratna’s intervention, the “Third Umpire” […]

Senaka Weeraratna Response A The argument for true justice regarding the Decision Review System (DRS) centers on separating the technological components from the foundational concept of a player’s right to appeal. [1, 2] The Conceptual Inventor: Senaka Weeraratna While the International Cricket Council (ICC) officially rolled out the system in 2009, the “Player Referral” concept […]

Sports Instant Replay is coach referral. DRS is player – referral  That is the critical difference Michael Roberts has noted that Senaka Weeraratna’s “Player Referral” concept was a historic paradigm shift that fundamentally altered sports officiating. [1, 2] The Core of the Claim Michael Roberts’ Perspective Historian and author Michael Roberts, writing as editor of […]

Source : AI Overview Reason for the Urgent Visit The emergency intervention comes directly after the entire Executive Committee and President of SLC resigned on April 29, 2026. Following the mass resignation, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Sports established a Transitional Interim Committee. The visiting ICC officials are tasked with: [1, 2, 3] The ICC […]

Senaka Weeraratna If Norway is truly interested in serving the people of Sri Lanka rather than clandestinely   helping sectarian interests leading to fragmentation and balkanization of the country on a platform of ‘ Divide and Rule’ , as was done in the past, it must shift its role from that of a ‘peace mediator’ toward […]

by Senaka Weeraratna In his February 2014 article, Senaka Weeraratna argued that a Narendra Modi premiership would trigger a “sea change” in India’s regional leadership, moving away from Western influence toward an assertive, nationalist foreign policy, marked by increased civilizational pride  The author questioned whether Sri Lanka was prepared for this transformation, predicting a shift […]

Senaka Weeraratna Norway’s intervention in Sri Lanka’s affairs is tantamount to a Kiss of Death. Its intervention in the past has always undermined national sovereignty, promoted betrayal of Sri Lanka’s true interest and was always seen as the continuation of the deadly colonial policy of ‘Divide and Rule’. Norway enjoys the reputation of a dedicated […]

Senaka Weeraratna Did you all know that consumption of Beef was forbidden in Japan, for over 1200 years? It was actively forbidden by the Buddhists and also the Hindu influence over Japanese philosophies, including Shintoism. Consumption was rare, stigmatized, and legally discouraged, rather than entirely nonexistent. If you consume, you’d be made to do penance […]

Senaka Weeraratna The Animal Welfare Bill proposed by the Law Commission in 2006 (and verbatim reproduced in the Private Members Bill tabled by Ven. Athureliya Rathana Thera, in Parliament, in October 2010) has been hijacked by the Meat Trade and its collaborators and converted into an Animal Welfare Bill (2022) protecting not the innocent animals […]

Senaka Weeraratna Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) played a crucial and vocal role in 1963 in bringing international attention to the repression of Buddhists in South Vietnam under the Catholic-led regime of Ngo Dinh Diem. Sinhala Buddhist leaders, monks and laity, public organizations, and the government, led by Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike, acted as a primary […]

Senaka Weeraratna The victory of King Wimaladharmasuriya I at the Battle of Danture in 1594 was a defining moment that secured the independence of the Kandyan Kingdom and preserved the Buddhist identity of Sri Lanka. By annihilating the Portuguese army, he prevented the total conquest of the island and the potential suppression of Buddhism under […]

සේනක වීරරත්න ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ බෞද්ධයෝ වියට්නාමයේ බෞද්ධයින්ට පෙර නොවූ විරූ ආකාරයකින් සහයෝගය දැක්වූහ. දකුණු වියට්නාමයේ අපගේ මධ්‍ය ආගමිකයින්ට අනුකම්පා කරමින් රට පුරා දැවැන්ත විරෝධතා පැවැත්විණි. මෙම ව්‍යාපාරය මෙහෙයවනු ලැබුවේ බෞද්ධ ජාතික බලවේගයේ (BJB) සභාපති එල්.එච්. මෙත්තානන්ද විසිනි. 1963 ඔක්තෝබර් මාසයේදී BJB විසින් සංවිධානය කරන ලද කොළඹ ආනන්ද විද්‍යාලයේ පැවති රැස්වීමකදී විරෝධතා උච්චතම අවස්ථාවට පැමිණියේය. මෙම […]

Senaka Weeraratna The Buddhists of Sri Lanka supported the Buddhists of Vietnam to the hilt in an unprecedented manner never seen before. Huge demonstrations were held all over the country in sympathy with our coreligionists in South Vietnam. The movement was led by L.H. Mettananda, President of the Bauddha Jathika Balavegaya (BJB). The demonstrations reached […]

Senaka Weeraratna The Burning Monk, Thich Quang Duc, became one of the most haunting images of the Vietnam War era. On June 11, 1963, he sat down in a Saigon intersection, and didn’t move. But behind the famous photograph is a deeper Buddhist story about persecution, nonviolent protest, meditative stillness, and the monk whose final […]

Senaka Weeraratna The Kingdom of Kandy (1594–1815) maintained a unique legal system rooted in Sinhalese customary law and oral tradition, which survived the colonial eras of the Portuguese and Dutch. Unlike the written codes of Europe, Kandyan law was dynamic, centered on the King as the supreme “fountain of justice” and guided by long-standing social […]

Senaka Weeraratna The visit emphasized several key principles that are seen as vital for the “purification” and revitalization of the Buddha Sasana in Sri Lanka:          Article 51A(g) states that it is the duty of every citizen of India:  “to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife, and […]

Senaka Weeraratna Cricket lovers have a new opportunity to appeal to the New Cricket Reform Committee to give due priority to promoting Sri Lanka as the home of the Player Referral system (DRS) and extend long overdue official recognition to the author of the Player – Referral concept lawyer Senaka Weeraratna.  see Mass resignation of Shammi […]

Senaka Weeraratna The mass resignation of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) President Shammi Silva and the entire Executive Committee (ExCo) was officially confirmed on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. This voluntary exit, reportedly requested by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to avoid a forced “sacking” and potential ICC suspension, has paved the way for an interim committee to […]

Obituary  KARUNADASA – PROF. EMERITUS Y. KARUNADASA Sabbe sankhārā aniccā” passed away peacefully on 27th April 2026. Dearly beloved husband of Malathi, loving father of Himansu and Hemamala, cherished father-in-law of Deepani and Srinivasan, adoring grandfather of Sirini, Daham and Athena. Remains lie at the Jayaratne Restpect Funeral Parlour from 8.30 a.m. on 29th April […]

Senaka Weeraratna  What should the Government of Sri Lanka do to contain the adverse effects on Sri Lanka in the rest of the World by the spread of the false narrative and pseudo history that the Buddha was born in Sri Lanka, including instituting action in court for wilful distortion of historical fact and diabolical […]

Senaka Weeraratna Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra (also known as Sư Tuệ Nhân) is a Vietnamese-born Buddhist monk who recently gained global recognition as a “Peace Monk” for his 2,300-mile “Walk for Peace” across the United States. While the title “world’s most influential” is subjective, his recent pilgrimages have made him one of the most visible modern […]

Source:   A1 Overview On November 14, 2018, Sri Lankan attorney Senaka Weeraratna addressed a symposium at the Japanese Diet (Parliament). Invited by the Society for the Dissemination of Historical Fact, he delivered a keynote speech titled “Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbour ignited the liberation of Asia from Western domination – Time for Asia to express gratitude […]

Source: National WW11 Museum, New Orleans, USA https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/justice-radhabinod-pal-tokyo-war-crimes-trial At the Tokyo Tribunal, Justice Radhabinod Pal voted for the acquittal of all the defendants on all counts.  Pal’s dissent, more than 1,230 pages in length, reveals the fissures within the attempts to bring to justice Japanese war criminals. The last of the justices selected for the […]

Senaka Weeraratna (Concept) Clear Japan’s name from the records of the Tokyo Trials (1946 – 1948) of committing war crimes – A moral challenge for Sri Lanka to expose the hypocrisy and double standards of International Criminal Law as a follow up to J.R.Jayewardene’s breathtaking plea for love and compassion to be shown to Japan at […]

Senaka Weeraratna Justice Radhabinod Pal (1886–1967), the only judge at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal (1946–1948) to find all Japanese defendants not guilty, remains a towering figure in international law for his critique of “Victor’s Justice”.  The call for his posthumous felicitation in Sri Lanka centers on his rejection of retroactive laws and his stance […]

Senaka Weeraratna     The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE), or the Tokyo Trial (1946–1948), remains a cornerstone for debating the legitimacy of international criminal law. While often overshadowed by Nuremberg, the Tokyo Trial’s “one-sided” nature and the radical dissent of Justice Radhabinod Pal have gained renewed relevance in contemporary legal discourse, especially […]

Senaka Weeraratna The fastest-conquering empire in world history took 75 years to fail in India. This is not a footnote. This is the most suppressed military story in medieval history. A forensic breakdown of 13 Arab expeditions, 5 dead commanders, and the Hindu kingdoms that broke the Umayyad Caliphate — backed by their own documents.  […]