Protest in Tamil Nadu against US support for domestic probe

Objecting to the US' decision to support a domestic probe by Sri Lanka into war crimes against the Tamil people at the end of the armed conflict, the group, Ilaiya Thalamurai Koottamaippu, demonstrated outside a KFC outlet in Ashok Nagar on Saturday, reported The Hindu.

The youth threw rotten chicken waste into the shop in protest, before attempted to hold a protest in front of the US consulate building.

According to the paper, one member of the group attempted to enter the consulate building after dowsing himself in petrol.

Five members of the group have been detained. See here for more.

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