Dismissing Douglas Devananda's recent attempt to fight his Indian arrest warrant through video conferencing from Colombo, the Tamil Nadu's public prosecutor M Prabhavathy, said:
"The accused Anandan [Devananda's former alias] was arrested in the year 1986, now Douglas Devananda claims that he is the said Anandan who is holding a constitutional seat now."
"Unless he presents himself before the court and is properly identified, there is every possibility of miscarriage of justice, the police said, adding that Douglas had not stated any valid reason as to what prevented him from appearing before the court all these years."
There will be a further hearing on the case later this month, reported the Times of India.