Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - A họpụtara Mathew na ụlọ ndị nnọchi anya Ceylon na ntuli aka nke March 1960 site na Kolonna site na United National Party ma a họpụtara ya ọzọ na ntuli aka nke July 1960. Ọ gbara ọsọ na ntuli aka nke 1965 site na Bandarawela ma R. M. Appuhamy meriri ya. A họpụtara ya na ntuli aka ndị omeiwu nke asatọ, nke e mere na 21 Julaị 1977, na-anọchite anya ndị Kelaniya maka United National Party. A maara ya maka ọnọdụ ya siri ike megide ebumnuche ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị nke ndị Tamil. A họpụtara ya dịka Mịnịsta na-ahụ maka ụlọ ọrụ na ihe gbasara sayensị na Julaị 1977. A na-ele ya anya dị ka otu n'ime ndị minista ndị bụ isi na-ebute mwakpo nke mgbochi Tamil nke July 1983
, nke mechara kpatara ntiwapụ nke agha obodo nke were afọ 26. Onye isi ala J. R. Jayewardene chụpụrụ Mathew na kabinet na United National Party na-achị achị na 1984 mgbe ọ katọrọ n'ihu ọha ogbako nke Jayewardene kpọrọ iji dozie mkpesa nke ndị pere mpe Tamil. Onye nọchiri Jayewardene, Ranasinghe Premadasa, mechara weghachite ndị otu Mathew. Ọ nwụrụ n'ọrịa obi na 17 Ọktoba 1989.