der en . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁she ▁made ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁linking ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Work ers ▁Party , ▁in ▁hopes ▁of ▁travel ing ▁to ▁Mexico ▁to ▁meet ▁T rot sky , ▁but ▁failed ▁due ▁to ▁vis a ▁problems . ▁ ▁On ▁her ▁return ▁to ▁C ey lon , ▁she ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁party ▁and ▁worked ▁on ▁its ▁anti - war ▁movement . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁several ▁party ▁leaders ▁were ▁arrested ▁including ▁N . M . ▁Per era . ▁L SS P ▁respond ed ▁with ▁large ▁protest ▁march ▁which ▁was ▁b aton ▁charged ▁by ▁the ▁police . ▁Le ading ▁the ▁march ▁Sel ina ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁ja iled . ▁But ▁she ▁was ▁released ▁soon ▁after . ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁she ▁led ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁activities ▁before ▁esc aping ▁to ▁India ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁and ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁B ols he vik - Len in ist ▁Party ▁of ▁India , ▁C ey lon ▁and ▁Bur ma ▁( BL PI ). ▁When ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁L SS P ▁members ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁deport ed ▁to ▁C ey lon ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁she ▁with ▁Viv ienne ▁Go one ward ena ▁and ▁Col vin ▁R . ▁de ▁Silva ▁escaped ▁to ▁Cal cut ta . ▁She ▁became ▁dis ill usion ed ▁with ▁the ▁pre - partition ▁politics ▁in ▁India . ▁She ▁opt ed ▁to ▁st ary ▁in ▁India , ▁adopt ing ▁the ▁name ▁She ela ▁Per era