Thirumavalavan denied entry into Sri Lanka

Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) president Thol. Thirumavalavan and two of his associates were sent back from the Colombo airport on arrival from Chennai early on Tuesday.
They had come here to attend the funeral of Parvathy Ammal, mother of slain LTTE leader Prabhakaran.
Speaking over phone, Mr. Thirumavalavan said that soon after he landed, he and the two others were escorted to the office of the Chief Immigration Officer (CIO) at the airport.
He was told that he would not be allowed entry. Mr. Thirumavalavan asked if there was any criminal case against him in Sri Lanka and also informed the CIO that he was a Member of Parliament. “I asked them what the reason to send me back was. But there was no satisfactory reply,” he said.
The CIO maintained that he had instructions from the Controller-General of Immigration in this regard and that he was in no position to entertain any requests from the MP. Mr. Thirumavalavan said that he requested to speak to the Controller-General, but this could not be arranged at that hour.
He said that in the register maintained at the CIO's office, his name figured in a no-entry list and had some comments which read: ‘Do not allow to enter; send back to India.'
22/02/11 R.K. Radhakrishnan/The Hindu

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