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16th September 2022 20:46:55 Hours

CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF CONVEYS GRATEFULNESS TO ALL FOR SHARING GRIEF

Chief of Defence Staff, General Shavendra Silva WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndc psc MPhil, conveys his sincere gratefulness to all who supported and shared his grief during the bereavement of his family.

The final rites of late Mr L H Creasy Silva, father of General Shavedra Silva, took place on 15 September 2022 at the Public Cemetery, Matale with the presence of relatives, family members, villagers, friends, loved ones, Maha Sangha, serving and retired Tri Service and Police members, foreign diplomats, politicians, bankers, personnel of print and digital media, and many more dignitaries across the country who gathered to pay their last respects.

On behalf of his bereaving family, General Silva conveys his heartfelt gratefulness to all who supported and shared his family’s grief during this hard time by means of attendance, sending condolence messages, sending flower wreaths, calling and in numerous means to perform the last rites of his demised father.