Sri Lanka, Feb. 20 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has emphasized in Parliament that investigations have disclosed that underworld activities have infiltrated certain individuals within official institutions responsible for public security.

He further stated that all necessary measures will be taken to completely eradicate the underworld in the future, while also acknowledging that this process will take some time.

The President made these remarks during the first meeting of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Defence of the 10th Parliament, held today (20) in Parliament under his Chairmanship, the Department of Communications in the Parliament said in a statement.

During the discussions held regarding the security of court...