The first Leftist to be elected to Ceylon State Council in 1931, he is considered as one of the leading political figures in the twentieth century of Sri Lanka.
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It was during this period that he first met and began to work with the leaders of the future Left movement such as N. M. Perera, Colvin R. de Silva, Leslie Goonewardene, who were also studying in London and fellow-students of Marxism.