IPL cricket: India's Tamil Nadu bars Sri Lanka players...

Indian Premier League (IPL) matches involving Sri Lankan cricketers will not be played in Tamil Nadu, the state government has said.

Chief Minister J Jayalalitha told the prime minister in a letter that there was "anger" in the state over Sri Lanka's treatment of Tamils.

Players from around the world take part in the world's richest cricket league.

Thirteen Sri Lankans are signed up to play in the nine-team Twenty20 tournament, which begins on 3 April.

They include Mahela Jayawardene, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga, Tilakratne Dilshan and Ajantha Mendis.

Ten IPL games are scheduled to be played in Chennai (Madras), the capital of Tamil Nadu. Chennai Super Kings, one of the top franchises, has two Sri Lankans.

Last week the UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution highly critical of Sri Lanka's human rights record. The government in Colombo rejects allegations of abuses. Full story...

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