01st June 2018 22:14:34 Hours
On the directing of General Officer Commanding 24 Division, Major General LM Mudalige RWP RSP ndu troops under 24 Division has organized several religious programmes to invoke blessing and commemorate all war heroes who sacrificed their lives and injured being in the battlefield during past three decades of brutal war to save the mother Lanka from the LTTE terrorists. Programmes were consist with multi religious observances covering selected religious places on the day of National War Heroes Day (May 19).
The programme was scheduled with the Hindu Pooja at Ganapathi Kovil Ampara, Muslim mass at Samanthurai Mosque, Catholic mass at church of St Ignatius Ampara and Bodhi Pooja at Mahawapiya temple Ampara with large gathering of civil population. Similarly, all officers and other ranks of 24 Division together with Major General Mahinda Mudalige has attended for observances.
All the religious dignitaries highly appreciated the programme and Ven Kiridiwela Somarathana Thero, Incumbent, Indrasara Piriwena Ampara has offered special gratitude to 24 Division for provision of numerous assistance for the betterment of Ampara District. Moreover, as per the request of Muslim communities GOC addressed the forum and enlighten the reason of this programme. The address was highly impressed and have shared their past experiences of war with the GOC and other troops who were presence there.
