Published on - 11/23/2005
Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Daya Sandagiri, Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Shantha Kottegoda, Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda, Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Donald Perera and Inspector General of Police Chandra Fernando paid their first courtesy call on the newly elected His Excellency, the President Mahinda Rajapakse on Wednesday (23) at Presidential Secretariat.
At the end of the brief and cordial meeting with the President Mahinda Rajapakse, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), all three Service Chiefs of the Armed Forces and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) signified the occasion with presentation of plaques to the President Rajapakse who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
