TNLA activist moved to Tiruchi prison

By Our Special Correspondent

SALEM, OCT. 19. Ponnivalavan, a cadre of the Tamil National Liberation Army (TNLA), was shifted from the Salem Central Prison to Tiruchi Central Prison on Wednesday night amidst tight security. He is one of the five Tamil extremists whose release has been sought by the forest brigand, Veerappan, in exchange for the hostages.

Jail sources said that since Ponnivalavan belonged to Sethiathope, near Chidambaram, he had asked to be shifted to the Tiruchi prison. Some cadres of the outfit are detained here. The sources said the shifting was effected as a routine department action, and not on any directive from the State Government. It is said that a number of cases are pending against Ponnivalavan for offences committed at places such as Jayamkondan, Dharmapuri and Tuticorin.

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