Ban on LTTE extended by another two years

New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) Government of India on Friday
extended the ban on LTTE by another two years following
intelligence reports that remnants of the Sri Lankan Tamil
terror outfit were trying to re-group in Tamil Nadu.
According to a notification issued by the Union Home
Ministry, even though LTTE has been "decimated in Sri Lanka,
recent reports reveal that remnant LTTE cadres and leaders are
regrouping in Tamil Nadu".
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has been
banned since 1992 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention)
Act, 1967.
The outfit which was espousing the cause of a separate
Tamil Eelam was vanquished by the Sri Lankan military in May
last year.
The notification said the possibility of its remnant
cadres using India and especially Tamil Nadu as a rear base
for their re-grouping activities cannot be ruled out.
It also said the possibility of their entering in the
guise of Tamil refugees also cannot be ruled out.
Sources said LTTE sympathisers were posing a security
threat by continuing to spread anti-India propaganda on the
Internet accusing the Indian leadership and its officialdom of
being responsible for their defeat.
They said activities of certain remnant cadres have
been noticed in Tamil Nadu and a extension of ban on LTTE was
required.
As per the procedure, the notification will now reach
a Tribunal, which has to ratify it.
The group-led by V Prabhakaran had been proscribed as
a terrorist organisation by several countries including the
United States.
The LTTE was involved in the assassination of former
prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in May 1991 following which it was
banned in India in 1992. PTI SAP
RBT


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