He was elected from Gampaha District in 2015, representing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
[1][2] He was suspended from parliament for a week on 5 May 2016 by the speaker over connection with the tense situation which erupted.
[4] During the 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis, Ranaweera allegedly slapped a police officer inside the parliament.
Video clips circulating on social media also showed him pouring liquid on the seat of the Speaker of the Parliament Karu Jayasuriya[5][6] prior to his arrival in to the chamber.
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