The oppression by the Mudaliars and connected headmen extended to demanding subservience, service and even restrictions on the type of personal names that could be used by this community.
These had been barbaric community standards prevailed, despite the so-called ‘humane’ social reformations by the Buddhist influence.
Currently, most Sri Lankans of this community are in all the leading professions within the country and overseas (i.e., USA, Canada, UK) involved with Science (i.e., Chemistry, Agriculture, Engineering, Medicine), Commerce, Arts and several other disciplines.
Despite philosophical values in Buddhism, caste discrimination by the Buddhist monastic establishment hinders the authentic identity of successful individuals.
For instance, the majority of this people live with amended surnames in fear of social disparity besides their professional status.