 In recognition of his act of gallantry Lance Corporal Gamini Kularatne was promoted to the rank of Corporal posthumously and honored with the award of "Parama Weera Vibhushanaya" on 10 October 1991, the highest gallantry award in Sri Lanka for the first time in the history of Sri Lanka Army.Later he came to be known as the "Hasalaka Weeraya" (Hasalaka Hero)

After the war was over, a memorial to Corporal Gamini was later set up in Elephant Pass with the remains of the bulldozer he destroyed.The memorial, as well as the destroyed vehicle, can be seen on the A9 road on the way to Jaffna.