Former Army Commander Daya Ratnayake joins SJB

Former Army Commander Gen. (Retd.) Daya Ratnayake has joined the main opposition party, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).

The Retired General called on SJB Leader and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa on Monday (29 Jan.), and was appointed as a Senior Advisor for Public Policy to the political party.

Having started his military career as a cadet in 1980, General Ratnayake was appointed as the 20th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army on 01 August 2013, and has received several accolades throughout his military career, including the prestigious ‘Rana Wickrama Padakkama’, the ‘Rana Sura Padakkama’, ‘Uttama Seva Padakkama’ and the ‘Desha Putra Sammanaya’.