12 September 2024 12:06 pm Views - 7768
By Shane Seneviratne
Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles said he holds a visa allowing him to live in any country for ten years, and that he does not need to obtain a visa to leave the country after the Presidential election.
He told the media yesterday (11) during his visit to the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy that he was unaware of any Minister who had obtained a visa to leave the country and added that there would be no need for anyone to flee after the Presidential election.
Replying to a query from the media regarding reports that 80 Ministers have obtained visas to leave the country after the Presidential election, he said although a parliamentarian in the Opposition had made that statement it could be a baseless statement since different individuals make such statements during an election campaign.