bubble by three of the Sri Lankan cricketers during the limited overs series tour of England. #MeToo allegations In 2018, an Indian flight attendant accused Arjuna of harassing her at a hotel in Mumbai. Political career He entered into politics by joining the Sri Lanka Freedom Party led by Chandrika Kumaratunga, and contested the 2001 parliamentary elections with PA from Colombo District. After the UPFA victory in 2004, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Promotion. In 2006, he resigned from the post of junior minister tourism in order to concentrate on Sri Lanka Cricket administration. In 2010, Ranatunga left the UPFA and joined the Democratic Party of the DNA led by Sarath Fonseka, and was made the deputy leader of the Democratic Party. In November 2012, he resigned from the Democratic Party, but continued his affiliation with DNA. He endorsed Maithripala Sirisena in the 2015 Presidential election, and after Sirisena's victory Ranatunga was appointed Minister of Highways, Ports & Shipping. In 2020, he was deemed as a possible candidate to replace Ranil Wickremasinghe as the leader of the United National Party who had resigned from the position in wake of the defeat at the parliamentary elections. In October 2020, he resigned from the post of Gampaha District Leader. On 30 November 2021, he resigned from the United National Party expressing his dissatisfaction over the lack of clarity about the future of the party and regarding the failed leadership of the party. Career highlights Tests Ranatunga's highest Test batting score of 135 not out was made against Pakistan, Colombo, 1985–1986 His best Test bowling effort of 2 for 17 came against New Zealand, Kandy, 1983–1984 Ranatunga's captaincy record was as follows: 56 matches, 12 wins, 19 losses, 25 draws. One-day Internationals He has the record for the most runs scored by any batsman in ODI history at number 5 position (4675 runs) and also the first to score over 4500 ODI runs when batting at no 5 position. International centuries Key Test centuries ODI centuries See also List of political families in Sri Lanka Ananda-Nalanda References Warne, Shane. "Shane Warne's Century: Ranatunga looked like he had swallowed a sheep." The Times, 27 September 2008. Shenton, A. "Ranatunga's Unique Achievement", The Cricket Statistician, No. 113, Spring 2001. Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians; West Bridgford, Nottingham Notes External links HowSTAT! statistical profile on Arjuna Ranatunga 1st Asian International