. ▁Wik ram an ay ake . ▁Wh ilst ▁Per era ▁won ▁the ▁initial ▁vote ▁he ▁demanded ▁a ▁rec ount ▁as ▁he ▁believed ▁he ▁had ▁secured ▁a ▁greater ▁majority ▁of ▁votes ▁only ▁to ▁lose ▁to ▁Wik ram an ay ake ▁by ▁ 1 7 ▁votes . ▁ ▁Per era ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁principal ▁of ▁N al anda ▁College , ▁Col om bo ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁first ▁State ▁Council ▁election ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Per era ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁representative ▁for ▁Hamb ant ota . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁Per era ▁moved ▁a ▁motion ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁Council ▁calling ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁Sin hal ese ▁and ▁T amil ▁in ▁the ▁jud icial ▁and ▁civil ▁administration . ▁It ▁failed ▁however ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁necessary ▁support . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁he ▁moved ▁that ▁Sin h ala ▁and ▁T amil ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁administration ▁and ▁law ▁courts , ▁whilst ▁the ▁motion ▁was ▁passed ▁very ▁little ▁was ▁done ▁to ▁implement ▁it . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁following ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁Alexander ▁Francis ▁Mol am ure , ▁the ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Council , ▁For ester ▁August us ▁O bey se k era ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁position , ▁defe ating ▁Per era ▁by ▁ 2 8 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 2 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁Per era ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first