Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: A họpụtara Mathew ka ọ bụrụ onye nnọchi anya 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 isi na-ahụ maka ịkwalite
mgbagbu mgbagbu nke ndị Tamil nke July 1983, nke mechara kpatara ntiwapụ nke agha obodo 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.