Ranil blocked in Trichy [November 23 2008]

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was in India last week, had to go through a bitter experience when his vehicle had been obstructed by a large number of people at Tirukollikadu in Tiruvarur district.

Media reports said that he arrived from Chennai to Tiruchiapalli and visited the famous temple of Lord Saturn in the area. After returning from the temple, some members of the Communist Party of India with black flags had obstructed the path of the UNP Leader. Another group of CPI volunteers showed black flags at Needamangalam, reports said, adding that Police arrested those who showed black flags.