Srilanka, March 17 -- Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa yesterday said it was too late for former President Ranil Wickremesinghe to comment on the Batalanda report and added the Government will take legal action based on the findings in the report. Speaking to the media, the Minister remarked, "Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is someone who knows every

intricate detail about Batalanda. He had 35 long years to make a statement on the matter, yet he chose to remain silent until Al-Jazeera brought it back into the spotlight."

The Minister further revealed that the Government has decided to appoint a committee to investigate the issue."We will refer the report to the Attorney General's Department as well," he said....