Parliament yesterday accorded a ceremonial farewell to Serjeant-at-Arms Anil Parakrama Samarasekara. He is due to retire on August 30, completing 22 years in Parliament.
Samarasekara will be succeeded by Narendra Fernando, who is currently the Deputy Serjeant-at-Arms.
At the end of the sittings yesterday, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and members of both the Government and the Opposition took the floor to bid farewell to Samarasekara and wish him well while appreciating his years of Parliamentary service.