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About Cyril Mathew
- Caluadewage Cyril Mathew (30 September 1912 – 17 October 1989) was a United National Party member of parliament, representing the Kelaniya electorate, and served as the Minister of Industry and Scientific Affairs in the Jayewardene cabinet (1977 – 1986). Mathew was the author of the book Sinhalese! Rise to Protect Buddhism, which urged Sinhalese to stand up for their rights and protect their values.
- He also issued a pamphlet Who is the Tiger, a collection of his inflammatory speeches made in 1979. Mathew was elected at the 8th parliamentary elections, held on 21 July 1977, representing the Kelaniya electorate for the United National Party.
- He was known for his hard-line position against the Tamil's political aspirations.
- He was appointed as the Minister of Industry and Scientific Affairs in July 1977.
- He is widely regarded as one of the key ministers responsible for instigating the anti-Tamil riots of July 1983, which subsequently resulted in the outbreak of a 26 year civil war.
- Mathew was expelled from the cabinet and the governing United National Party by President J.
- R.
- Jayewardene in 1984 after publicly criticising a conference called by Jayewardene to redress grievances of the Tamil minority.
- Jayewardene's successor, Ranasinghe Premadasa, subsequently reinstated Mathew's party membership. His son Nanda was also a member of the parliament and later held several ministerial posts, including Minister of Sports and Youth affairs, under successive UNP governments.[1] He was later appointed by President Chandrika Kumaratunga and President Mahinda Rajapaksa as Governor of the Uva Province.
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