Three Sri Lankan karate fighters, due to participate in an international karate tournament in India, were asked to return to Sri Lanka by event organisers on Sunday amid protests by activists in Tamil Nadu, reports NDTV.
Appealing to event organisers, activists protested against the inclusion of Sri Lankan karate fighters in a sports tournament, when the Sri Lankan government continued to oppress Tamils in the island.
According to the Indian police, the Sri Lankan participants had just arrived in Chennai when organisers asked them to leave.
The tournament was to take place in Pollachi, a town 43km from Coimbatore.
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