The Tamil National Alliance condemned the arrest of Sivakaran, the leader of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi's (ITAK) youth wing, after he was detained by TID officers.
"This is not the only case, in the past few days, many arrests have taken place," the TNA said in a statement in Tamil.
"Many of these arrests were not conducted properly, but were of the kind that the persons are kidnapped and later arrested. This is the most serious matter regarding these arrests."
"Condemning such arrests in an improper manner, the Tamil National Alliance, requests that concerned authorities should take suitable action in this regard."
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