6.10.2008
The
opposition leader of the North-Central provincial council,
Maj General Janaka Perera (Retd) and many others were
killed when an LTTE suicide cadre blew himself inside
the United National Party (UNP) office near the Old Bus
Stand in Anuradhapura this morning, 6 October.
According
to the latest information, over 25 including the wife
of Maj Gen Janaka Perera (Retd), few UNP provincial councilors,
UNP Manager in Anuradhapura Dr John Pulle and his wife,
were killed due to this explosion.
Over
90 civilians also sustained injuries and they were rushed
to the Anuradhapura hospital immediately.
The
bomb blast occurred around 8.45 a,m in a function held
to declare open the new UNP office in Anuradhapura, sources
added.
Major
General Janaka Perera (Retd), RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, rcds,
psc was a politician and also served as the Chief of Staff
of the Sri Lanka Army (2000-2001).
After
retiring from the army he served as a Sri Lankan High
Commissioner to Australia & Ambassador to Indonesia.
He was the opposition leader of the North Central Provincial
Council.
Opposition
Leader, Major General Perera was educated at St. Joseph's
College, Colombo joined the Sri Lanka Army in 1966 as
an Officer Cadet. He received his training at the Royal
Military Academy Sandhurst in England and completed the
training. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in
the Ceylon Engineers. Maj. Gen Perera is a graduate of
the Royal College of Defence Studies.
