May 31, Colombo: The Senate of the University of Colombo has decided to confer the honorary degrees on President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.

According to the University Senate the honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws is(on President to be conferred on President Mahinda Rajapaksa while the honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters is to be conferred on Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.

The Colombo University noted that these degrees will be conferred on them in recognition of their service rendered to the country in safeguarding territorial integrity, sovereignty and restoration of peace.

The conferring ceremony of these degrees is to be held in the near future, the university confirmed.