News
Businessman Thirukumar Nadesan attacked with sticks and slippers in India
NEWS: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse’s relative Thirukumur Nadesan was yesterday attacked by MDMK activists with sticks and footwear when he was
Thirukumar Nadesan (TN) lighting the oil lamp at a opening ceremony recently
coming out of a house after a ‘pooja’ at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, an official said.
“It is an unfortunate incident. It should not have happened. However, he is on his way to Colombo,” Vadivel Krishnamoorthy, deputy high commissioner of Sri Lanka in southern India, told IANS.
Nadesan, a Sri Lankan national, is a regular visitor to the temples in Rameswaram, around 600km from Chennai.
This time, the MDMK activists came to know about his visit and surrounded the house where he was participating in a ‘pooja’. He was attacked when he came out of the house with sticks and footwear. However, the people of the house rescued him.
The police at the spot escorted him and he immediately left for Colombo after going to his hotel.
Nadesan was attacked by MDMK activists with sticks and footwear when he was coming out of a house after a ‘pooja’ at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, the newspaper quoting an official stated.
“It is an unfortunate incident. It should not have happened. However, he is on his way to Colombo,” Vadivel Krishnamoorthy, deputy high commissioner of Sri Lanka in southern India, had told IANS.
Nadesan, a Sri Lankan national, is a regular visitor to the temples in Rameswaram, around 600km from Chennai.
This time, the MDMK activists came to know about his visit and surrounded the house where he was participating in a ‘pooja’. He was attacked when he came out of the house with sticks and footwear. However, the people of the house rescued him.
The police at the spot escorted him and he immediately left for Colombo after going to his hotel.
Taken from the Gulf Times
Update
However Sri Lanka’s Daily Mirror reported that Nadesan who is married to President Rajapakse’s niece and United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) parliamentarian Nirupama Rajapaksa had denied the media reports.
He had said a pro-LTTE group led by a person called ‘Seaman’ launched a demonstration during a visit to the Rameswaram Temple.