Arunachalam left the CNC in 1921 following disputes about communal representation in the Legislative Council, which Arunachalam opposed, and the connivance of Sinhalese politicians which resulted in no Tamils being elected from Western Province at the 1921 legislative council election. He founded the Ceylon Tamil League in 1923.
Arunachalam left CNC in 1921 following disagreements over communal representation in the Legislative Council, which he opposed, and the collaboration of Sinhalese politicians that led to no Tamils being elected from Western Province at the 1921 legislative council election. He founded the Ceylon Tamil League in 1923.