Gen. Kobbekaduwa remembered on his 83rd birth anniversary
BY CYRIL WIMALASURENDRE
KANDY –
The Late General Denzil Kobbekaduwa will be commemorated in Kandy today (27) on his 83rd birth anniversary.
A floral tribute is scheduled to be paid to the statue of Gen. Kobbekaduwa in Kandy under the patronage of the former Governor of the Central Province and Sabaragamuwa Province Tikiri Kobbekaduwa at 9.00 a.m.
The Late Gen. Denzil Kobbekaduwa was born at Amunugama Walawwa, at Gunnepana, in Kandy, on 27 July 1940.
It is believed that an LTTE landmine killed him and a number of senior officers, including Brig. Wijaya Wimalaratne who were travelling with him in a jeep at Araly Point, Kayts, on August 08, 1992.