 He was forced out of managing the family business after allegations of misappropriation and court cases filled by his mother-in-law in the Kurunegala District Court.Thereafter, he started his own business ventures, by first managing the stake in the Attygalle family business which he had gained as dowry in his marriage which included 2,058 acres (833 ha) of rubber and coconut estates, as well as one-fourth share of graphite mines owned by the Attygalle family.He expanded into the transportation at the time which was heavy depended on bullock carts for rural trade.