MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam granted bail

MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam in Sri Lanka, who was arrested over allegations of obstructing police duties, has been granted bail by the Kilinochchi Magistrate’s Court.

MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam in Sri Lanka, who was arrested over allegations of obstructing police duties, has been granted bail by the Kilinochchi Magistrate’s Court.

The Jaffna District MP, who represents the Ahila Ilankai Thamil Congress (AITC) or the All-Ceylon Tamil Congress in the parliament, was taken into custody by a team of officers attached to Maruthankerny Police at his residence in Colombo on June 7 for being complicit in obstructing the duties of police officers and verbally abusing them during a recent incident in Vadamarachchi.