Sri Lankan police have arrested Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF), Selvarajah Kajendren, for his involvement in the black flag protests against the Sri Lankan president’s visit to Jaffna.
ரணிலின் வருகைக்கு எதிர்ப்பு தெரிவித்து கறுப்பு கொடி போராட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்ட தமிழ் தேசிய மக்கள் முன்னணியின் நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர் செல்வராஜா கஜேந்திரன் கைது. @TnpfOrg @GGPonnambalam @skajendren pic.twitter.com/Zyqh195COs
— Vignes Kajee (@kajeepanv) February 11, 2023
The senior TNPF MP was forcibly dragged by armed police and shoved into the back of their vehicle. He was arrested alongside 9 other protesters including TNPF media spokesperson kanagaratnam Sugas. The arrests took place at a bus stop in Jaffna.
During the demonstration, police were seen assaulting the peaceful demonstrators.
These demonstrations follow a four-day demonstration calling for an end to the military occupation of the Tamil homeland and for the right of Tamils to self-determination. The demonstrators also called for Sri Lanka to be referred to the International Criminal Court for the genocide it has committed against Eelam Tamils.
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