 Sinne Lebbe did not participate in the ensuing debate.As a result of the opposition to the motion, the Prime Minister D. S. Senanayake, on 27 January 1948, formed of a parliamentary committee, which resulted in the royal flag, with the addition of two strips of orange and green, being adopted as the national flag.Sinne Lebbe sought to be re-elected at the 2nd parliamentary election held in May 1952 but was unsuccessful losing to R. B. Kadramer, an Independent, by 3,460 votes (Sinne Lebbe only securing 41% of the total vote).