Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam has been arrested at his residence in Colombo today.
The Police Spokesperson stated that MP Ponnambalam was arrested on charges of having obstructed the duties of a group of Police officers.
According to reports, he is said to have been apprehended in Colombo by a team from the Kilinichchi, Maruthankerny Police.
The arrest comes after the Kilinochchi Magistrate’s Court issued an overseas travel ban on the MP yesterday.
Taking to Twitter yesterday, MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam confirmed that the Colpetty Police had visited his house in Colombo to serve written information to him in Sinhala.
“I refused to accept it as I can’t read or write Sinhala. They subsequently read it to me in Sinhala saying that all they needed to do was to inform me,” he said.
The MP further stated that the Police had informed him that he is expected to produce himself at the Maruthankerny Police Station at 10.00 am on Thursday, 08th June 2023. (NewsWire)