One day while he was reading a magazine Bauddha Sahodaraya (Sinhalese Buddhist Brotherhood) he learned that Buddhists in Colombo were subject to religious discrimination by the Christians.
Suatu hari saat dia sedang membaca majalah Bauddha Sahodaraya (Persaudaraan Buddha dalam bahasa Sinhala) dia mengetahui bahwa umat Buddha di Kolombo menglami diskriminasi keagamaan oleh orang-orang Kristen.