Local concerns:A file photo of the Chinese-built Hambantota Port, near which India proposes to run an international airport. more-inHundreds of supporters of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday protested outside the Indian Consulate in the southern town of Hambantota, against the government’s move to privatise a nearby airport, police said. Commenting on Friday’s protest, Namal Rajapaksa, opposition parliamentarian from Hambantota and son of the former President, said the protests were not targeted at India. “The locals just wanted to record their protest against the Sri Lankan government’s decision to privatise national assets,” he told The Hindu . At least 21 people were injured when they clashed with Sri Lankan government supporters there.

Source: The Hindu October 07, 2017 03:45 UTC