Man sets himself in TN on fire to protest against Sri Lanka

Chennai: As UNHRC is set to take up the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka, a 41-year-old man in Tamil Nadu today attempted self immolation and various pro-Tamil groups staged protests demanding action against Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes. [caption id=“attachment_647877” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] There were protests reported in Chennai today. PTI[/caption]Mani, a social worker of coastal Nallavadu village in Cuddalore district, doused himself with petrol and set himself ablaze at the Collectorate complex, raising slogans against Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse 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. PTI