In the legislative council he was a member of the committee on higher education that was appointed by the Governor which recommended the formation of the University of Ceylon.

Upon his uncle's death, Molamure and another trustee a nephew of Kalawana Kumarihami, Cyril Dangamuwa William Theodore Ellawala, the Rate Mahatmaya of the Nawadun Korale in Ratnapura, were able to successfully manipulate the trust left for Dingiri Appey, who was crippled at birth, to their benefit.

This resulted in Molamure losing his post as speaker and his seat in the state council on 10 December 1934 after an absence of three months without leave.

[6][7] After an absence from politics, during which time he had acquired a number of tea and rubber estates, Molamure had become a prominent member of the Ceylon National Congress and a close ally of D. S. Senanayake by the early 1940s.

He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the 1949 Birthday Honours and was known as Sir Francis Molamure.

The incident led to public outcry and debates in parliament resulting in a ban on both the kraals and the capture of wild elephants.

[14] Molamure suffered a stroke while presiding over parliament at the speaker's seat and was taken to the General Hospital in an unconscious state.