Tamil Nadu man sets himself ablaze over SL issue

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A 41-year-old man in Tamil Nadu yesterday attempted self immolation amid protests by various groups demanding action against Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes.

Mani, a social worker of coastal Nallavadu village in Cuddalore District, doused himself with petrol and set himself ablaze at the District Collectorate, raising slogans against Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and demanding that he be tried in the International Court of Justice for alleged war crimes, Police said.

He was admitted to the Government hospital in Cuddalore with serious burns, they said, adding he came to the Collectorate to present a petition to the collector on the Lankan Tamils issue.

(Outlook India)