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Tamil activist Thirumurugan Gandhi held in Bengaluru

Press Trust of India | ByPress Trust of India
Aug 09, 2018 10:07 PM IST

Thirumurugan Gandhi was arrested upon his arrival from Geneva, where he attended a United Nations Human Rights Council meeting recently and raised the issue of Anti-Sterlite protests in Tuticorin district and subsequent police firing that left 13 dead.

Pro-Tamil activist Thirumurugan Gandhi was on Thursday arrested at the international airport in Bengaluru based on a Look Out Circular issued against him by the Tamil Nadu police.

BJP working president J P Nadda and Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, seen during the Jan Aashirwad Yatra, at Sadar Bazar, in Gurugram. (Photo by Yogendra Kumar/Hindustan Times)
BJP working president J P Nadda and Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, seen during the Jan Aashirwad Yatra, at Sadar Bazar, in Gurugram. (Photo by Yogendra Kumar/Hindustan Times)

He was arrested upon his arrival from Geneva, where he attended a United Nations Human Rights Council meeting recently and raised the issue of Anti-Sterlite protests in Tuticorin district and subsequent police firing that left 13 dead, a release from May 17 movement said.

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“Gandhi landed in Bengaluru this morning from Germany and was detained by the airport Immigration officials based on a Look Out notice they had received from Tamil Nadu police.

Later, he was handed over to us,” Kempegowda International Airport police told PTI.

However the city police remained tight-lipped when contacted by PTI for details.

Meanwhile, MDMK Chief Vaiko condemned the arrest and demanded his immediate release.

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