He is the frontier of social awakening Buddhist after Anagarika Dharmapaala...lots of people have changed Due to ven Soma Thero's speeches..consider "Dhewa adahilla" in Buddhists & Alcohol miss use ..
Thero had enemies withing budhist society too..even some monks & dewaala people hated him too....
Current Youth spiritual awkening by Kiribathgoda Ananda Thero is preceeded by Soma theros social awakening..I personally think ,that without social awakening spiritual awkening may even failed...