The state of the "Hasalaka Veeraya" who sacrificed his life to save his comrades and prevent a military debacle at Elephant Pass camp stands in his home town Hasalaka. Corporal Gamini Kularatne of the CLI Regiment, when facing an LTTE onslaught on July 14, 1991, seeing a large bulldozer being driven at speed to destroy the camp barricades,had flung into the driver's cockpit a hand grenade that exploded immediately, killing both the driver and himself. He was posthumously awarded the Sri Lanka army's highest Award for Bravery - The Parama Veera Vibhuushana.
Hasalaka Veeraya
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