President Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed the Public Security Ministry yesterday (16) that Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Western Province Deshabandu Tennakone will be appointed as the next Inspector General of Police (IGP).

The President informed this during a discussion held at the President’s Office, and unofficially, he has also informed the decision to Public Security Minister Tiran Alles and SDIG Tennakoon.

Current IGP Chandana Wickramaratne is scheduled to retire on March 23.