(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) yesterday (19) expressed its disapproval of the appointment of Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva as the new Army Commander.
Pres @MaithripalaS‘s appt of Maj. Gen. Shavendra Silva, an individual who stands accused of grave crimes, as Army Commander is a serious affront to the #Tamil People. We are deeply dismayed by this appointment – Spokesman @MASumanthiran #lka
— TNAMedia (@TNAmediaoffice) August 19, 2019
“President Maithripala Sirisena’s appointment of Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, an individual who stands accused of grave crimes, as Army Commander is a serious affront to the Tamil People. We are deeply dismayed by this appointment,” TNA Spokesperson, Parliamentarian M. A. Sumanthiran said in a Twitter message.
President Maithripala Sirisena in his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces handed over the letter of appointment of the 23rd Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva at the President’s Secretariat yesterday.
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