There are rifts among the Veddah community for the main chair also
The Veddah chief of Kalukana, Dimbulagala Handage Amarasinghe, but it is reported from the Veddah communities in the adjoining villages that the chief position of Veddah chief has been forcibly taken over by another Veddah in the same area.In this regard the Veddah communities in the adjoining villages have expressed deep concern.
The post of the Chief Veddah had been initially awarded to Handage Amerasinghe with the
consent of the Veddah communities in the villages of Dalukana, Bowatta, Millaha, Yakthurai,Ellewewa Kalakana-waiya and a number of other Veddah villages.This had been disclosed by his brother Handage Sudubanda.The 72 year old Veddah Chief Handage Amerasinghe is a father of five children.He has 10 younger brothers and two sisters.Recently when the Veddah chief was returning home after attending to a patient had fallen and got crippled.He is now walking with the aid of clutches.He is aided to walk with the assistance of his younger brother A Nihal Ranjith.
Brother of the Veddah chief Handge Amarasinghe, Nihal Ranjith had attended the Dambana Veddahs racial meeting.As the Veddah chief is crippled, paralyzed and sick the advantage has been taken by another Veddah becoming a pseudo Veddah chief.This has made 2500 village families as they do not receive aids from the government.The brother of the Veddah chief Handage Amerasinghe had said that he is the person who should take over the reigns as the Veddah Chief so that all grants of the government could be given to the villages of eight Veddah villages.
