Statue of Sinhala soldier appears in Elephant Pass
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A statue of a Sinhala soldier, Corporal Gamini Kularatna, appeared recently as a new addition to Sri Lanka's war victory monument in Elephant Pass, situated within the Tamil region of the North-East, reported the Jaffna based newspaper, Uthayan.
Corporal Gamini Kularatna was revered by the Sinhala people for his actions in a battle over Elephant Pass against the LTTE in 1991. For what was deemed his heroic efforts to keep Sri Lanka together as one country, he was award the highest military honour for gallantry. See here for a tribute page dedicated to him.
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