Brigadier (Rtd) Nihal Sirishantha Pussewala Hewage, who served in the Sri Lanka Army Special Forces and Infantry was awarded the prestigious ‘Deshamanya’ award by the Sri Lanka Ama Shanthi Cultural Cooperation Foundation. Director General of the Sri Lanka Ama Shanthi Cultural Cooperation Foundation, Kaduwela Municipal Councillor Nilantha Pushpakumara and Chief Administrative Secretary Dr. Ven. Walpola Saddhananda Thera are seen  presenting the ‘Sannaspathraya’.