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29th June 2022 16:09:08 Hours

513 Brigade Organizes Sponsorship & Incentives to New Entrant to National Cricket Team

The 513 Brigade of the 51 Division under command to the Security Force Headquarters-Jaffna in an impressive gesture of goodwill and understanding provided incentives and facilitated the supply of financial sponsorship to a budding sports star, Christina Selvarasa of Chulipuram Victoria College in Jaffna who has now been selected to the Sri Lanka National Cricket team under 19 (women’s category).

On being informed of her achievements and selection to the national cricket team, the 513 Brigade Commander, Colonel Rizvi Razick with the blessings of Major General Udaya Kumara, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 51 Division and the Jaffna Security Force Commander took the initiative of finding a sponsor to help her proceed with her sustained cricket training in future because of her economic hardships.

Accordingly, Messrs Vamadevan Thiyagendran (Thiyahie), Chairman,Thiyahie Charitable Trust (TCT) who is residing in Switzerland and Manoharan Mano of TCT charity organization at the request of the Army offered their generosity to provide Rs 5000/= each month for growth of her cricket career and the 513 Brigade HQ after inviting the young cricketer with her parents presented the financial scholarship and a stock of sports items for her use.

The well-known TCT sponsor, Mr Vamadevan Thiyagendran and Major General Udaya Kumara, GOC, 51 Division on Monday (27) awarded those incentives, including the financial sponsorship to the student cricketer after inviting her to the 51 Division HQ where all of them extended best wishes to her in her future endeavours.

Colonel Rizvi Razick, Commander, 513 Brigade and parents of the beneficiary also participated in the event.