Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will make a special statement to media this afternoon, the Prime Minister's Office said.

He will make this statement in Badulla at 1.00 p.m.

Furthermore, the Prime Minister is expected to meet the Chief Incumbents of the two chapters of Siyam Nikaya and attend the Birth Centenary of former President D. B. Wijetunge, the PMO announced.