Headquarters Battalion (HQ Battalion) at the Army Headquarters, showing noble sentiments of gratitude and concern towards invaluable service roles, performed by late civil staffers in the Army, launched a novel project to invoke merits on two of their erstwhile civil employees during an alms-giving (Sangeeka Daana), held at the Army Headquarters on Thursday (2).
The conceptual notion to this effect, mooted by the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva who subsequently instructed Lieutenant Colonel Anil Somaweera, Commanding Officer, HQ Battalion to initiate the first commemorative project from the Army Headquarters itself, enabled members of the Maha Sangha to invoke merits on two late civil staffers, K.R.D.S Karunarathne and P. Prasad Chaminda of the HQ Battalion during this meritorious act.
Grief stricken spouses, children and close relatives of late K.R.D.S Karunarathne who suddenly died of a heart attack and P. Prasad Chaminda who passed away in a train accident while both of them were serving the HQ Battalion, joined Pen Wedeema ritual and other religious observances on the occasion in commemoration of their beloved fallen ones after offering alms to the Buddhist monks, headed by Ven. Siwuralumulle Sumanarathana Thero, Incumbent, Rathna Sri Gnanarama Pothgul Viharaya and Ven. Galaha Pannasara Nayake Thero, Vidyaniwasa Parivenadhipathi and Viharadhikari at Walpola Sri Wimalarathnaramaya.
Both those monks in two separate orations (Anusasana) spoke high of the new gesture of remembrance, dedicated to the memory of civil staffers and commended the Commander of the Army for facilitation of the programme which came about for the first time in the Headquarters’ history.
The commemorative ceremony, dedicated to the memory of civil staffers was the first of its kind at the Army Headquarters.
The arrangement with ten Buddhist monks who were conducted in a procession to the venue commenced after the relic casket (Karanduwa) was brought to the venue by the HQ Battalion Commanding Officer with veneration, followed by the arrival of Buddhist monks for the Pinkama.
Late K.R.D.S Karunarathne, a father of two kids was a civil employee in the Army at the time he died of a heart attack on February 13, 2014 and late P. Prasad Chaminda from Panadura was a bachelor who died in a train accident at Angulana on June 24, 2014 while home bound after his work at the Army Headquarters.
HQ Battalion, setting a new example, launched this commemorative programme as per guidance, given by the Commander of the Army who opined that the roles of the civil staff, should always be remembered with gratitude, equal prominence and appreciated all the time.
Those present at the event took time off to speak to the relatives of the victims and made inquiries into their needs.
Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe, Adjutant General, Brigadier D.C Keppetiwalana, Director Infantry, Mr S.A Rupasinghe, Administrative Officer, Directorate of Civil Affairs, Mr Sisira Wijesinghe, Army Media Advisor, Mr Sathish Jayasinghe, Management Assistant, Directorate of Civil Affairs, several senior officers, members of the civil staff, relatives of the dead and other rankers took part in the alms-giving.
The conceptual notion to this effect, mooted by the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva who subsequently instructed Lieutenant Colonel Anil Somaweera, Commanding Officer, HQ Battalion to initiate the first commemorative project from the Army Headquarters itself, enabled members of the Maha Sangha to invoke merits on two late civil staffers, K.R.D.S Karunarathne and P. Prasad Chaminda of the HQ Battalion during this meritorious act.
Grief stricken spouses, children and close relatives of late K.R.D.S Karunarathne who suddenly died of a heart attack and P. Prasad Chaminda who passed away in a train accident while both of them were serving the HQ Battalion, joined Pen Wedeema ritual and other religious observances on the occasion in commemoration of their beloved fallen ones after offering alms to the Buddhist monks, headed by Ven. Siwuralumulle Sumanarathana Thero, Incumbent, Rathna Sri Gnanarama Pothgul Viharaya and Ven. Galaha Pannasara Nayake Thero, Vidyaniwasa Parivenadhipathi and Viharadhikari at Walpola Sri Wimalarathnaramaya.
Both those monks in two separate orations (Anusasana) spoke high of the new gesture of remembrance, dedicated to the memory of civil staffers and commended the Commander of the Army for facilitation of the programme which came about for the first time in the Headquarters’ history.
The commemorative ceremony, dedicated to the memory of civil staffers was the first of its kind at the Army Headquarters.
The arrangement with ten Buddhist monks who were conducted in a procession to the venue commenced after the relic casket (Karanduwa) was brought to the venue by the HQ Battalion Commanding Officer with veneration, followed by the arrival of Buddhist monks for the Pinkama.
Late K.R.D.S Karunarathne, a father of two kids was a civil employee in the Army at the time he died of a heart attack on February 13, 2014 and late P. Prasad Chaminda from Panadura was a bachelor who died in a train accident at Angulana on June 24, 2014 while home bound after his work at the Army Headquarters.
HQ Battalion, setting a new example, launched this commemorative programme as per guidance, given by the Commander of the Army who opined that the roles of the civil staff, should always be remembered with gratitude, equal prominence and appreciated all the time.
Those present at the event took time off to speak to the relatives of the victims and made inquiries into their needs.
Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe, Adjutant General, Brigadier D.C Keppetiwalana, Director Infantry, Mr S.A Rupasinghe, Administrative Officer, Directorate of Civil Affairs, Mr Sisira Wijesinghe, Army Media Advisor, Mr Sathish Jayasinghe, Management Assistant, Directorate of Civil Affairs, several senior officers, members of the civil staff, relatives of the dead and other rankers took part in the alms-giving.
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