Abeysinghe joined Parliament in 1961 when he was appointed Assistant Serjeant-at-Arms . In 1970 , he was promoted when he was appointed as Serjeant-at-Arms . He remained in the position for 26 years , a record for the most senior Serjeant-at-Arms of Parliament in the Commonwealth . He served under Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike , President J. R. Jayewardene , Ranasinghe Premadasa , Dingiri Banda Wijetunga , and Chandrika Kumaratunge in his service in the parliament . He was mainly responsible for all ceremonial occasions as the master of ceremonies in Parliament , preservation of order , custody of the Mace , security , admission of visitors , allocation of accommodation within the House and supervision of the galleries . The Serjeant-at-Arms is responsible for the overall security of the Parliamentary Estate . He was in charge of the security of the members of the parliament when a JVP member attacked the house killing one MP and injuring Minister Lalith Athulathmudali
a JVP member attacked
1987 grenade attack in the Sri Lankan Parliament
Ronnie Abeysinghe