Lanka fire spreads to Chennai: Lawyers,students protest

Law students and lawyers intensified protests over the conflict in Sri Lanka between the Government Forces and Tamil rebels of the LTTE.

Advocates in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry started their indefinite boycott of court proceedings on Friday,while law students who picketed the Sri Lankan Consulate in Chennai were detained,in the intensifying protests over the conflict in Sri Lanka between the Government forces and the LTTE. Students from various government colleges in the city boycotted classes on Friday.

Meanwhile,the Chennai city police refused permission to hold a silent protest in front of the Gandhi statue on Friday afternoon organised by the Sri Lankan Tamil Protection Movement. The organisation has been floated by pro-Eelam outfits like the CPI,PMK,MDMK,VCK and other organisations.

Various associations like the Tamil Nadu Advocates’ Association and Madras High Court Advocates Association had announced indefinite boycott till a complete ceasefire was ensured in the war-torn island country,pointing out that even international organisation have expressed their concern regarding the fate of innocent civilians who are caught in the middle. The associations will consider the future course of action after meetings are convened in the first week on February.

Law students joined their seniors in protest and picketed the Lankan Consulate in Chennai. As many as 40 students were held by the police.

The four sitting MPs of the Congress,which is staunchly opposed to the LTTE,received threats on Thursday,warning that one of them will be killed if war in Lanka is not stopped. An anonymous letter received by Palani MP S K Kaarvendhan warned that one of the four MPs — including TNCC president K V Thangkabalu,Union Minister E V K S Elangovan and MLA C Gnanasekaran — will be killed,adding that there will not be any more ‘reminders’.

The funeral of K Muthukumar,the youth who immolated self on Thursday over the continuing conflict,will be held on Friday afternoon in which hundreds from around the state are expected to participate.

Sri Lanka had announced a limited ceasefire to enable civilian passage from the war field to safe zones on Thursday.

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