The Northern Provincial Council member was denied a visa to India this month.
M K Shivajilingam had applied for a visa to travel to Hyderabad to participate in a workshop organised by Asia Foundation, as part of an NPC delegation.
He applied for a visa via the Indian High Commision in Jaffna on September 4. However, on September 14 the embassy said his visa application was refused.
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