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Sri Lanka’s U15 cricket team sent back due to security concernsSri Lanka’s Under 15 cricket team was sent back from Chennai yesterday, owing to security concerns following the furore over an article that appeared on the Defence Ministry website regarding Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha. The 16-member team had arrived from Colombo on Sunday night and were put up at an accommodation in the city. They were denied permission to participate in the tournament yesterday owing to security reasons, officials added. Meanwhile members of the Tamil film industry staged a protest in front of the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commissioner’s office in Chennai over the “derogatory” article against Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on a Sri Lankan official website. The protesters, including actor Surya, his father and veteran actor Sivakumar, Director Mano Bala and others held placards to protest in Nungambakkam, where the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commissioner’s office is located. Shootings of some Tamil movies were also cancelled as a mark of support to the protest call given by the film industry, industry officials said. The article triggered widespread public and political outrage in Tamil Nadu state, prompting the Sri Lankan Government to remove it and issue an unqualified apology to the two leaders. (Economic Times and Deccan Chronicle) |