The Final Medal For A Major’s Service

By Chanaka Roshan-Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Rehan Wijeratne (L) and Malak Silva (R) had allegedly assaulted Major Susena.

The Military Intelligence Corps (MIC) is like the heart of a country’s defence force. In the Eelam war, this particular unit in the Sri Lanka Armed Forces made a painstaking effort to gather and retrieve information about the activities in Tiger controlled areas and about their leaders. It was because of the unique talents of these men, hard core LTTE leaders like “Newton” got disappeared in the streets of Colombo. It was the MIC which terrorized the terrorists.
The track record of the MIC in the line of duty extends to greater extents like obtaining critical information to send senior tiger leaders like Thamil Selvam to meet their maker. As a group who were invincible to the terrorists were so powerful that no one dared to challenge them. But the war has ended. Once war heroes who were decorated and worshiped by the politicos are now play things for their off springs. And the most recent act of valour conducted by two “Minister Sons” has made the once mighty task force start to tremble.
The siblings who started this foul play are Malaka Silva and Rehan Wijerathne. Malaka is the son of Minister Mervin Silva. And Rehan is the son of Former Minister Mano Wijerathne. And Malaka holds a dirty track record of thug acts at five star hotels.

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