15th October 2021 21:04:37 Hours
The visiting Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army (COAS) General Manoj Mukund Naravane together with a five-member delegation including his spouse paid a field visit to Trincomalee as part of his five-day long goodwill tour in Sri Lanka.
Major General Channa Weerasuriya, the Commander Security Force (East) together with Mrs DhanushaWeerasuriya, extended a warm reception to the visiting Indian Army Chief of Army Staff, his spouse and the delegation on arrival at the SLAF Base China Bay.
Afterwards, the visiting Indian Army Chief arrived at the 4th Mile Post, Trincomalee and former Governor’s Bungalow to refresh his past memories during the 1987 deployment of IPKF in Sri Lanka, in which General Mukund Naravane served as one of the ground commanders at that time to fight against LTTE terrorism.
Before leaving Trincomalee, he visited the Nilaweli Beach Hotel where the Indian Army Chief and his spouse exchanged symbolic mementoes with the Commander Security Force (East) and Mrs Dhanusha Weerasuriya to mark his memorable visit to Trincomalee and ultimately, he was invited to pen a few words in the Visitors' Book.
