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Many years ago an eminent Queen’s Counsel said: “In the field of justice and fair play, right is right and wrong is wrong and the two can never meet. … To compromise the two takes an elastic conscience. … Such men should be shunned, for they are the bane of society.”
You stood by this priceless piece of wisdom, and you paid dearly for it. Five years later your grieving family continues to feel the pain of the tragedy that took you away, while civil society endures an irreparable loss. Your stamp of professional integrity was appreciated at a time when the pillars of Hulftsdorp seemed to be shaky.
We salute you, Sarath, in death, as much as we admired and respected you in life.
We continue to share the pain and heartache your dear wife, Vajira and son Sithira have endured since that fateful day in 2004.
May you attain Nirvana.
Your Classmates,
Royal College Group of ’59
Fond memories
Years five have passed since that fateful day;
For the course of justice your life down you lay.
Are memories short? No! We remember still
The void you left that no one can fill.
In this land called “blessed”, crime marches on
The Vendors of Terror, diverse dresses they don,
The battle between good and bad continues,
The good are few, while the bad come with retinues.
The unfolding drama that ended in your death
Has been retold after studies in depth;
Justice caught up with the fleeing criminals,
And the story has entered medico-legal journals.
You left behind a name that is everlasting;
Loved and grieved by citizens law-abiding;
Honesty and integrity are our great pride,
Sterling qualities do not change with tide.
Prayers and alms given in your memory
Will serve wherever you are as your armoury;
The good that you did in good stead,
We all hope to travel the path you tread.
Vajira & Sithira |
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