Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) General Secretary and MP, Selvarasa Kajendran, has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been instructed to self-isolate.
The announcement of his positive results follows his arbitrary arrest for commemorating the death of Lt Col Thileepan. Kajendran has also attended a parliamentary session this week.
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