Sri Lanka, Aug. 24 -- Minister Lal Kantha has responded to questions about how a YouTuber named "Suda" allegedly knew about former President Ranil Wickremesinghe's arrest in advance.

Speaking to the media in Kandy, Minister Kantha dismissed the YouTube video, comparing it to a similar video that claimed he had passed away. "You can see that I am alive and well," he said. "There was a recent YouTube video that said, 'Lal Kantha goes on his final journey.' It even showed the funeral. That's the nature of YouTube. Some make predictions, others kill people and bury them. I am one of those who was killed, buried, and then reborn."

He added that he doesn't pay attention to what people say. "Many people tell me to take legal action about these...