Down memory lane: Lankan Army chief recounts days at alma mater

IT was an emotional homecoming for Lieutenant (Lt) General (Gen) BKGM Lasantha Rodrigo when he reviewed the passing out parade at the hallowed portals of the Indian Military Academy.

- MAYANK SINGH @ New Delhi

IT was an emotional homecoming for Lieutenant (Lt) General (Gen) BKGM Lasantha Rodrigo when he reviewed the passing out parade at the hallowed portals of the Indian Military Academy. Now, the Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, he returned as the Reviewing Officer for the passing out parade (PoP), witnessing the commissioning of a new generation of officers, including foreign cadets from Sri Lanka.

It was in December 1990 that General Rodrigo was commissioned as part of the 87th IMA Course and rose to command one of the most battle-hardened armies in the sub-continent.