Though Ponnambalam did not vote for all the bills pertaining to the Ceylon citizenship act (including the offending bill), his silence in parliament made the Tamil public believe that he was not interested in Indian Tamil rights.
雖然Ponnambalam沒有投票支持所有適用於錫蘭公民行為（包括犯罪法案）的法案，但他在議會中的沉默讓泰米爾民眾相信他對印裔泰米爾人的權利不感興趣。