After demands by Tamil Nadu students that the IPL bars cricket players from Sri Lanka, reports have emerged that teams of the Indian Premier League have told the Indian cricket board to drop Chennai as a venue for matches.
However, The Hindu reported that the matches may go ahead in Chennai without the Sri Lankan players taking part.
The Chennai Super Kings, former winners of the league, has two Sri Lankan players under contract and Sunrisers Hyderabad, owned by the grand-nephew of DMK head M Karunanidhi, also employs two players from Sri Lanka, including Kumar Sangakkara.
Students had already pledged that IPL matches will be targeted by protests if Sri Lankan players take part in matches.