According to police and eyewitnesses, the accused, hurled the footwear at M K Narayanan at a programme in Chennai to discuss about the problems of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees. (Source: Express file photo by Subham Dutta) According to police and eyewitnesses, the accused, hurled the footwear at M K Narayanan at a programme in Chennai to discuss about the problems of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees. (Source: Express file photo by Subham Dutta)

Former National Security Adviser M K Narayanan was attacked with a slipper by a suspected pro-Tamil activist at a programme in Chennai on Wednesday.

According to police and eyewitnesses, the accused, identified as Prabhakaran (35), hurled the footwear at the former West Bengal Governor at a programme in Chennai to discuss about the problems of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees.

Narayanan did not suffer any injuries and laughed off the incident, sources said.

Prabhakaran was immediately detained by police and taken for interrogation.

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