200 detained for demanding India boycott CHOGM

Chennai, Oct 25: Over 200 activists belonging to various outfits were on Friday detained after they picketed befofre the British Deputy High Commission and central government offices here demanding

boycott the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in

.

Holding placards demanding the Commonwealth of Nations to suspend Sri Lanka for its alleged human rights violations against civilians during its war against LTTE, they raised slogans against the central government.

They also protested against the United Kingdom for allowing Sri Lanka to remain in the Commonwealth even after alleged genocide of Tamils living in the island nation.

PTI