MP, two others arrested for violating quarantine rules in Jaffna

Tamil National People's Front Jaffna District MP Selvarasa Gajendran and two others were arrested for violating quarantine regulations by holding a memorial observation for LTTE member Tileepan in Jaffna.

Police said the memorial observation was organized in connection with the 34th birth anniversary of Thileepan.

They were holding the event despite a court order issued prohibiting such observances. (DSB)