Indian Tamils protest against Rajapaksa visit

Activists from Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam in India have protested against Sri lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's visit to Tirupathi, picketing an express train leaving from Puducherry.

Protestors waved Naam Thamizar flags as they delayed the train with a protest also being held near a temple run by Tirupathi trust. They called on the Central government to ensure that Rajapaksa be held accountable for the massacre of Eelam Tamils, noting Rajapaksa's recent comments against the devolution of pwoer on the island.

See the report from New India Express here.

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