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. |