Coimbatore: Nineteen workers of the pro-LTTE
MDMK were arrested on Saturday for staging a protest against
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, police said.
They shouted slogans against Rajapaksa, protesting his
visit to watch the World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka
being held at Mumbai, they said.
They also set Rajapaksa's effigy on fire but police
extinguished the blaze, police added.
PTI
First Published: Saturday, April 02, 2011, 16:19