Continuing the widespread protests across Tamil Nadu, over 1,000 students gathered at Marina Beach, Chennai on Wednesday to protest against Sri Lanka.
Deepak Johnson, a student of Madras-IIT and one of the many present at the protest, said,
"We demand a fair trial of war criminals in Lanka. Indian government should do justice to the victims by taking a rights-based stand".
More protests and fasts were reported across Tamil Nadu, with at least 525 colleges shut down by the Tamil Nadu government due to the unrest.
Fishermen protested in Puducherry and more protests were reported in Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli with 90 protestors were arrested at the Officers’ Training Academy (OTA) at St Thomas Mount.
Refugees in camps located in Mandapam near Rameswaram, Anupankulam and Sevalur near Sivakasi in Virudhunagar district were also reported to have observed token hunger strikes and protests.
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