Gamini Kularatna Memorial was erected to commemorate Gamini Kularatna, a soldier of SL Sinha Regiment who sacrificed his life to save his comrades.
Gamini Kularatna Memorial Gamini Kularatna Memorial (also known as Hasalaka Gamini Ranaviru Smarakaya ) (Sinhala: හසලක ගාමිණී කුලරත්න ස්මාරකය) has been erected to commemorate S/34553 Corporal Gamini Kularatna YG PWV , a soldier of the Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment who sacrificed his life on 13 July 1991 to save his camp and the comrades from a deadly bulldozer attack carried out by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels [(LTTE is a rebel group designated as a terrorist organization by 32 countries) Pieris, 2014]. The memorial has been set up on the wayside of the Kandy-Jaffna highway (A9), near the Elephant Pass Railway Station in Kilinochchi District, Sri Lanka.
The war hero Gamini Kularatna is popularly known among the people as Hasalaka Gamini. The incident Elephant Pass
Elephant Pass is referred to as the Gateway to Jaffna as it connects the Jaffna Peninsula to the Sri Lankan mainland and is therefore considered a strategically important location. The Elephant Pass army camp which belonged to the 6th Battal…
