TMVP PC member arrested

TMVP Provincial Council Member P. Prashanthan has been arrested over allegedly threatening the Aryampathy Divisional Secretary. Baticaloa Police today arrested Prashanthan after the Aryampathy DS lodged a complaint that the PC member had threatened him with death.

Meanwhile a protest was underway in Aryampathy demanding the arrest of TMVP Provincial Council Member P. Prashanthan. The arrest had taken place after the protest began our correspondent stated.

On January 17 several people, said to have been flood victims in the East had assaulted and injured the Arayampathy Divisional Secretary and two other employees at the secretariat office.

Later on during the day speaking to Ada Derana the Arayampathy Divisional Secretary, Dhanapala Sundaram said that the group that attacked him included Eastern Provincial Council member Poopalapillai Prashanthan and a group of his supporters.

However when Ada Derana queried the Eastern Provincial Council member, Poopalapillai Prashanthan in regard to the incident he stated that he had accompanied UNP Provincial Council member Shashikaran to the location in order to make sure that a problem does not arise.