▁and ▁mother ▁Th alg ah ag oda ▁Lew ke ▁P unch i ▁K um ari ham y , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Th alg ah ag oda ▁R ate ▁Mah at m aya ▁of ▁M ata le . ▁He ▁had ▁two ▁brothers ▁Sir ▁C uda ▁Rat w atte ▁Ad ig ar ▁ ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Mayor ▁of ▁K andy ▁and ▁Harris ▁Le u ke ▁Rat w atte ▁who ▁was ▁former ▁Di y aw ad ana ▁Nil ame ▁of ▁Sri ▁Dal ada ▁Mal ig awa , ▁K andy . ▁ ▁Edu c ated ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁K andy ; ▁Rat w atte ▁married ▁Ros al ind ▁Mah aw el aten ne ▁K um ari ham y , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Mah aw al aten ne ▁R ate ▁Mah at m aya ▁of ▁Bal ang oda . ▁Mar ried ▁under ▁the ▁Bin na ▁marriage ▁tradition ▁of ▁the ▁K and yan ▁law , ▁Rat w atte ▁became ▁the ▁exec utor ▁of ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁properties ▁inherited ▁from ▁his ▁father - in - law ▁and ▁also ▁succeeded ▁his ▁father - in - law ' s ▁government ▁post ▁of ▁R ate ▁Mah at m aya ▁of ▁Bal ang oda . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁given ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁D iss awa ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Governor ▁of ▁C ey lon . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Council ▁for ▁K eg alle ▁form ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁was ▁elected ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁M aw an ella ▁from ▁the