33rd death anniversary of Vijaya Wimalaratne

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The Sri Lanka Army marked the 33rd death anniversary of Major General Vijaya Wimalaratne with a wreath-laying ceremony at his statue in Kiribathgoda on August 8, 2025. The event was led by Commander, Security Forces Headquarters (West) and Colonel of the Gajaba Regiment, Major General U. K. D. D. P. Udugama, and attended by family members, senior officers, and troops of the Gajaba Regiment. Maj. Gen. Wimalaratne, then Commander of the Jaffna Security Forces, was killed in a landmine explosion at Point Araly, Kites Island, on August 8, 1992. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana.

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Sokrates Friday, 08 August 2025 06:08 PM

How melodramatic

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Nepal Friday, 08 August 2025 10:39 PM

What about erecting statues for the fallen heroes on the opposite side. That is democracy. This type of ceremony won’t bring communal harmony. It reignites the opposition. Deepest sympathies to the family. Please think of the opposite side families , their parents and siblings.

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DD Friday, 08 August 2025 10:46 PM

33 years gone — hard to believe. I wonder if he and other heroes were still with us, our country’s history might have been written differently. Good to see you, Hiran — keep walking proudly in your father’s footsteps, machang.

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Rienzie Wannithantri (ex SLAF) Friday, 08 August 2025 11:06 PM

"Dues are Dues" Symbolic Service gesture .

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