Ananda Amaranath Archives

Remembering Mr Sunil de Silva – on his Death Anniversary 28th Feb 2022 – by an Old Boy of Royal College, Prof Suri Ratnapala Most venerable Bhikkhu Banthe Sujatho, Mrs Senani de Silva, Mr Sidath de Silva, Relatives, Distinguished Attendees and Friends gathered here today to pay respects and bid farewell to Sunil. On the 28th of February 2021 as the Sun rose in the East and the songbrids sang, Mr Sunil Chandra de Silva, President’s Counsel, former Attorney-General of Sri Lanka, Crown Prosecutor of new South Wales, eminent lawyer, scholar, teacher, entertainer, handyman, devoted, and loving husband and father, and kind and loyal friend, quietly took leave of this world. I first saw Sunil Striding the cloisters of Hulftsdrop shoulders back and ramrod straight, his lawyers robes flowing behind him. He was not a tall man but carried himself like a giant in the eyes of junior lawyers like me. His imposing presence could not hide ...

Vicarage murders hold guests spellbound – from Doug Jones More than 130 guests gathered on May 26 at the Ceylon Society of Australia’s second 2019 public meeting to hear CSA member Ananda Amaranath’s dissertation on “Murders at the Vicarage – The Mathew Peris Case.” His listeners were held spellbound as he explained the intricacies of a rare, classic case in Sri Lankan legal history where an accused was found guilty based on the observations and medical opinions of numerous medical professionals who assisted the Judges of the Trial-at-Bar to arrive at a guilty verdict. The speaker illustrated his talk with clips from the Chandran Rutnam- produced movie “According to Matthew” starring Alston Koch and Jacqueline Fernandez, based on the affair and the murders, which he encouraged guests to view when possible. This was the famous murder case when Rev. Mathew Peris was the Vicar of St Paul’s Anglican Church in ...