The MDMK leader Vaiko was arrested by Chennai Police after attempting to lay seige to the Sri Lankan High Commission on Monday, reported NDTV.
He was demanding that New Delhi vote in favour of a resolution against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council later this month, and call for an international inquiry into alleged war crimes.
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