In South India too, we could observe the same type of political unrest, that prevailed in Sri Lanka, at this time.
The exact years somehow would have differed a
little. Some believe that these occurrences would have been connected in some way. Sundara Pandya, got his father, Kulasekera killed. Thereafter, there was fighting between Sundara Pandya and Veera Pandya, for a long period.
When Sri Lanka gained independence, the country had a bicameral legislature. Members of Parliament were elected to the Lower House or the House of Representatives (95 plus 6 nominated MPs). The Upper House comprising 30 members was known as the Senate. Fifteen Senators were elected by the House of Representatives and the other fifteen were nominated by the government. Members served six-year terms.
