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24th October 2020 08:55:17 Hours

Retiring Major General Shantha Rajakaruna Receives Best Wishes

Retiring Major General Shantha Rajakaruna, Commandant, (Chief Executive Officer) at Ranaviru Apparels at Yakkala received appreciative commendation from the Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva when the former called at the Commander’s office at the Army HQ on Friday (23).

The Army Chief during the meeting spoke high of his dedicated services to the Army for more than three decades and extended best wishes for his future endeavours. He also recalled gestures of rehabilitation roles he played when he was holding the office of the Director Rehabilitation, largely responsible for recuperation and rehabilitation of injured War Heroes.

He has also served several key appointments in the Army, including Director, Directorate of Rehabilitation, Army Headquarters, Commander, Forward Maintenance Area, Mullaittivu, etc before he took charge of Ranaviru Apparels, managed by injured War Heroes.

The outgoing Senior Officer also thanked the Commander of the Army for his wishes and the thoughtfulness while mentioning about the encouragement he received from the Army Chief in the performance of his duties. Towards the end of the interaction, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva awarded a special memento to the retiree as a symbol of appreciation and commendation. The gesture was reciprocated. Running Sneakers | Nike News