The Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) MP Selvarajah Kajendren was released on bail last night after being arrested for protesting against Ranil Wickremesinghe's visit to Jaffna.
Kajendren was arrested alongside 17 others, including TNPF lawyer Kanagaratnam Sugash, for holding a black flag protest during the Sri Lankan President's visit to inaugurate the Jaffna Cultural Hall as a part of Sri Lanka's 75th Independence Day. The day is regarded as a 'black day' for the Tamil nation, as it continues to be occupied by the Sri Lankan state.
Ranil Wickremesinghe alongside EPDP leader Douglas Devananda at Jaffna Cultural Hall's inauguration event yesterday
Those who were later produced at the Jaffna Magistrate's residence at 11 o'clock last night and were released on bail for 3 lakhs each.
The police claimed that the 18 were arrested for holding a protest although they had obtained a court order to stop it from going ahead.
Last weekend, black flag protests took place across the Tamil homeland to mark Sri Lanka's Independence Day.