[2] He served as representative of Galle District for the United National Party in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

Buddhika Kurukularatne was born on 19 June 1943 to a well-known family in Ambalangoda; he was the only child of Daluwatte Hewa Henry de Silva Kurukularatne and Manana Hewa Senehelatha Piyaseli of Duwa in Ambalangoda.

Then he served from 1966 to 1970 in the editorial staff of Virakesari and Janata (a Sinhala daily).

As a freelance columnist he wrote articles on a regular basis for weekly Sunday English and Sinhala newspapers on his experiences as a parliamentarian in a lighter vein, and his writing was widely read and acclaimed by both government and opposition Sri Lankan parliamentarians.

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