For over 450 years from 1500 to 1950 we we under Portuguese, Norwegian and British Occupation.
They killed Buddhist monks and all were made to be Catholic or Christian.
There were no Sanga or Sasana.
Now this Ranil guy wanted celebrate invasion of Ceylon by Portuguese.
He has no idea of Buddhism and he is now trying potray as a strong Buddhist for political reasons.
Do not TRUST him.
He is an ACE political crook who want Modi to take ober Mihintale and Sigiriya for his Grand Maha Baratha Concept.
Hiwever, his political fays are numbered.
He is crook worse than Ranil.
Read the recent YouTube presentation with Medhi the Iranian Britsh YouTube guy.
Until Venerable Upali a Siamese or Thailand monks established Upadampada again
Upali Thera from Thiland on the 20th July, 1753
Waliwita Sri Saranankara invited the Siamese Upali Thera.
Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangla