The Mayor of the Jaffna Municipal Council Manivannan Visvalingam was arrested on April 9 (today) by the Police for promoting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its ideology in Jaffna District of Northern Province, reports Colombo Page. Police Media Spokesman, DIG Ajith Rohana said the Mayor was arrested for aiding and abetting the promotion of the defunct terrorist organization by deploying five persons in uniform similar to those worn by so-called LTTE police officers during the war for official duties in the vicinity of Jaffna. The Mayor is to be handed over to the Terrorism Investigation Division.