TNA former MP on fast taken into custody

• Thambirasa said that the Colombo District voters  list available at the Jaffna election office contained the  names of voters only in the Sinhala language

By Romesh Madushanka  

Former TNA Parliamentarian T. Thambirasa who was engaged in a fast opposite the Jaffna Elections office against the Chairman of the Elections Commission was taken into custody by the Jaffna Police on Thursday. 

Thambirasa staged this fast stating that the Colombo District voters list that was available at the Jaffna election office contained the names of voters only in the Sinhala language, which led to much inconvenience being caused to the Tamil nationals residing in Jaffna.  

The Police who visited the site had requested him to leave the place stating that it was illegal to stage a fast at the site. He had refused and after a heated argument the police had resorted to arrest him. 

• The Police who visited the site had requested him to leave the place stating that it was illegal to stage a fast at 
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