Glowing tributes to Ralston

P. Rajaratnam in Nuwara Eliya

Glowing tributes were paid at the awarding ceremony in honour of late Ralston Tissera an outstanding planter, and a sportsman at the Darawella Sports Club, amidst a number of leading planters in the hill country participating, where the award of cash and a Premier Shield were awarded by late Tissera's two brothers Vernon Tissera and Michael Tissera, a veteran planter and a cricketer, respectively. Michael Tissera, had captained the Sri Lankan team at one time.

This award will be an annual feature to be renewed years for the Nuwara Eliya, Dimbula and Hatton and Maskeliya regions where the late Ralston Tissera, had been a planter over a period of fifty years without interruption.

The late Ralston Tissera, was an outstanding sportsman, a keen golfer, a ruggerite and a cricketer. He held the post of President of the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club, and Captain of the Golf Club, in addition held honorary posts at the Dimbula and Darawella Sports Clubs.

The award was presented to Luxapana Group for the manufacture of highest quality tea for the entire high grown western region.

In addition to the large gathering present the manager of Luxapana Group Maskeliya N. Tissera too was present.