The Students’ Federation for Free Eelam has called on the Board of Control for Cricket in India to bar Sri Lankan players to attend Indian Premier League matches in Chennai.
Coordinator of the group, V. Prabhakaran, said that students would disrupt matches if they went ahead with Sri Lankan players.
“There is no question of allowing the Sri Lankan players to participate in cricket matches here. We have nothing against IPL or the game, but allowing them to play in Tamil Nadu will be a great insult to millions of Tamils who are fighting for justice. We will go to any extent to stop this,” Mr Prabhakaran told The Hindu on Wednesday.
The organisation is helping to organise the huge protests that have swept Tamil Nadu and has nominated coordinators in 26 districts of the state, with thousands of students already enrolled.
“We are communicating with the students through email/social network and hundreds of them are joining us daily,” Mr Prabhakaran said.
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