Honorary OBA membership for distinguished Anandians

COLOMBO: Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Army Commander Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka and Navy Commander Vice Admiral Vasantha Karannagoda have been appointed honorary members of the Colombo Ananda College Old Boys’ Association in recognition of their services towards safeguarding national security.

They received their membership cards from Ananda OBA President Isuru Samarasinghe at a special ceremony at the Defence Ministry.

Samarasinghe said Presidential Senior Advisor Basil Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Public Administration and Home Affairs Minister Karu Jayasuriya, UNP Treasurer Tilak Karunaratne, Prof. Harsha Seneviratne, Attorney Gominda Dayasiri, Jayantha Wickramasinghe, Dr. H.S. Perera and Deva Rodrigo are the other leading figures who have been granted honorary membership of the Ananda OBA in recognition of the services in their various fields.

The Defence Ministry ceremony was also attended by Ananda College OBA Joint Secretaries Jayasiri Ittapana and Dushmantha Karannagoda, Treasurer Asoka Karunaratne and Assistant Secretary Sujeewa Ratnamahal.