The Naam Tamilar party in Gobichettipalayam organise a hunger strike in connection with the Sri Lankan war crimes issue. The party demanded that Mahinda Rajapakse be declared a war criminal and a separate Eelam be granted to the Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Five houses were burnt down and many sustained serious injuries when a major fire broke out after a cooking gas cylinder burst at Gobichettipalayam in Erode district on Friday. The police said that the incident occurred at the house of Muthusamy, a resident in...