Protest against MR up in flames

08 May, 2012

The three-wheeler on fire (pic courtesy Deccan Chronicle)

A protest which was staged against President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Chennai yesterday resulted in a three-wheeler unexpectedly going up in flames.

Hindu Munnani (Hindu Front) activists caused panic on Chennai’s TTK Road near the Sri Lankan high commission when a protestors set fire to an effigy of President Mahinda Rajapaksa inside an autorickshaw (Three wheeler), the Deccan Chronicle reported.

The activists were protesting against the alleged demolition of a Hindu temple in Trincomalee.

The protesters were going to burn an effigy of President Rajapaksa on the road but when a large posse of policemen turned up, the mob set fire to the effigy inside the vehicle.

The vehicle was running on a CNG cylinder and it’s a miracle it didn’t explode – an incident which could’ve injured several people, Deccan Chronicle said.

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