Tamil schoolchildren sing ‘patriotic War Hero song’  15 May 2013 Tamil schoolchildren in Killinochchi sang songs honouring the Sri Lankan Army at a ceremony earlier this week, in front of the Ranaviru Smarakaya monument.  Witness - Photo                  Witness Video The ceremony was attended by the Governor for the Northern Province, the now retired Major General Chandrasiri, as well as several other commanders from the Sri Lankan Armed Forces including  Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe, Commander, Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J), Major General Udaya Perera, Commander, Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN), Rear Admiral D.S Udawatte, Naval Commander for East. According to the official Sri Lankan Army website, Tamil schoolchildren from the area presented gifts and bouquets of flowers to the Sri Lankan Army ‘War Heroes’. The website also stated, “A special feature of the memorial service was the recital of a patriotic War Hero song by students at Kilinochchi Tamil Vidyalayam”.