In 1916 he became a barrister and thereafter on his return he became an advocate of the Supreme Court of Ceylon.
He became a founding member of the Ceylon National Congress in 1919, and was elected to the first State Council from the Hatton electorate uncontested in 1931.
In the State Council, he served as first Minister of Labor Industries and Commerce from 1931 to 1936.
In 1939 he formed the first trade union in the country, Workers Welfare League and served as its founder secretary.
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