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Problems Among War Hero Families in the South Heard &;amp; Resolved

WITH a view to sharing New Year greetings and listening to grievances, if any among War Hero families of the tri-services, Police and Civil Defence Service, the Seva Vanitha Navy Branch, in coordination with the Galle District Association for War Hero families recently organized a friendly get-together at Advance Naval Training Centre, Boossa .

The meeting headed by Mrs Shiranthi Rajapaksa, First Lady and Mrs Arya Kusum Wickramanayaka, wife of the Hon Prime Minister was graced by women presidents of Army, Navy and Air Force Seva Vanitha Branches, Police and the Civil Defence Service.

Family members of the War Heroes in Galle District presented their grievances and problems to Mrs Rajapaksa who in turn instructed respective authorities present there to take prompt action to resolve those matters. Mrs Manjulika Jayasuriya, President, Seva Vanitha Army Branch also spoke to those family representatives and provided solutions to their problems and difficulties.

Mrs Shiranthi Rajapaksa, the Chief Guest on the occasion distributed gift parcels among those War Hero families in the company of Mrs Wickramanayaka and other Seva Vanitha Presidents.

Major General D.R.A.B Jayathilaka, Adjutant General, Sri Lanka Army, senior officers from the Army’s Directorate of Personnel Administration and authoritative representatives of the tri-services, Police and the Civil Defence Service attended the meeting.