Commander Shares New Year Greetings with Jaffna-based Tri Service Troops

TR_123456 · Apr 12, 2021

Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, General Shavendra Silva on the eve of the dawn of the Sinhala and Hindu New Year flew to Jaffna this morning (12) in order to share New Year greetings with Tri Service troops serving the peninsula as a military leader, concerned with seasonal sentiments of those troops, away from their loved ones in families.

At Palaly airport, he was warmly welcomed by Major General Priyantha Perera, Commander Security Forces -Jaffna and senior officers of the Navy, Air Force personnel. The itinerary got to a start at the Sri Lanka Air Force base Palaly soon after his arrival as General Shavendra Silva rose to his feet, addressing a gathering of three-digit number of tri service troops.

During the address, he highlighted the national significance of the troops, committed for national security and commended the selfless commitment of troops, extended for prevention of Covid 19 pandemic and their dedicated services to safeguard lives of citizens in the Jaffna peninsula. He also reminded the troops of their nation-building roles and civil-military welfare projects, being carried out in the peninsula. Similarly, General Shavendra Silva outlined the series of welfare measures, meant for the troops and how various benefits are shared among all troops as per directions of HE the President and Ministry of Defence.