Sri Lankan Political Party Leader

A Sri Lankan political party leader was killed Monday along with four others, authorities said, in a rare drive-by shooting.

Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathi is facing opposition over him signing up to play the lead role in the Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan biopic ''800'' with some political parties alleging that the sports star was a betrayer of the Tamil community.

In close-up, Jayalalithaa points, signalling the decisiveness of a leader. Three international leaders including President Obama listen differentially. Kneeling in front of her is Mahinda Rajapakse, the Sri Lankan president, regularly attacked by Tamil Nadu political parties for alleged atrocities against his island's ethnic Tamils. The tagline: "T...

A Sri Lankan political party leader was killed Monday along with four others, authorities said, in a rare drive-by shooting.

Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathi is facing opposition over him signing up to play the lead role in the Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan biopic ''800'' with some political parties alleging that the sports star was a betrayer of the Tamil community.

In close-up, Jayalalithaa points, signalling the decisiveness of a leader. Three international leaders including President Obama listen differentially. Kneeling in front of her is Mahinda Rajapakse, the Sri Lankan president, regularly attacked by Tamil Nadu political parties for alleged atrocities against his island's ethnic Tamils. The tagline: "T...