bᵻfˌoːɹ lˈiːvɪŋ, mˈɑːhəvˈɪdeɪn sˈɛmənˌɛɹiz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd jˈuː. bˈiː. wˈɔnɪnˌeɪeɪk hˌuː lˈeɪɾɚ bɪkˌeɪm ɐ pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən ænd ɡˈʌvɚnmənt mˈɪnɪstɚ æz ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ænd ɐbˈɑːlɪʃt ðə mˈænɪdʒɚ sˈɪstəm.
Before leaving, Maha-Vidane Semeneries appointed U. B. Wanninayake (who later became a politician and government minister) as the principal in 1930 and abolished the manager system.