Coimbatore, Jul 3 (PTI) Two persons were arrested today for distributing pamphlets asking people to seek huge compensation for their land to be acquired for the expansion of the airport here, police said.

Senthilraj and Jayaprakash were seen giving away the pamphlets, they said.

The land acquisition process was on and and the two were creating tension among the locals by speaking against the government, the police said.

Based on a complaint, the two were arrested, they said.

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