don charles, a polemicist espousing the buddhist nationalist movement, was the author of "the revolt in the temple" (published in 1953). his mother, helena, was responsible for arranging the financing of the restoration of the kelaniya raja maha vihara. don charles and his brother don walter had a strong involvement in the kelaniya temple and buddhist affairs. he was also the patron of mapitigama buddharakkitha, as a young monk supporting his promotion to chief priest of the kelaniya temple.