No threat to national security – President

ජාතික ආරක්ෂාව ගැන ජනපතිගෙන් සහතිකයක් – ”මේ පිටුපස කවර හෝ හස්තයක්?”

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today assured that there is no threat to the country’s national security.

He made this statement while responding to questions from journalists regarding the rise in underworld related violence, during his visit to the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy today (23).

President Dissanayake further clarified that the ongoing crisis is merely a conflict between underworld gangs and assured that immediate measures would be taken to address the situation.