Monday, June 21, 2010

Soldier transferred for saluting Anoma Fonseka


An Army soldier who saluted Anoma Fonseka , the wife of Army Commander when she went to pay tribute at an Army memorial situated at Parliament Road, Sri Jayawardenapura had been given orders by the Defense Ministry to be transferred immediately to another place of work in the Army.

Mrs. Fonseka who performed a religious pooja on the 8th ,lighting traditional ‘pahans’ invoking blessings for the release of Gen. Fonseka , had gone to the Army memorial to pay her tribute. It is reported that the soldier who saluted Mrs. Fonseka had been summoned by the Defense Secretary privately and blamed for his action , and later given an official transfer.

The picture depicts the Army soldier who was transferred on the instructions of the Defense Secretary saluting Mrs. Fonseka

















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