As a result, the CFD urged the US to consider lifting the ban on the
LTTE. The
LTTE is listed as a terrorist organisation in the US and several other countries.
The separatist Tamil "chauvinist" groups and pro-LTTE groups continue to foster a separatist tendency amongst the masses and enhance the support base for
LTTE in India and particularly in Tamil Nadu, the notification said, adding that it will ultimately have a strong disintegrating influence over the territorial integrity of India.
'
LTTE does not exist anymore, how can I be a member of something that does not exist?' he said.
It was suspected that Aehaambaram and Dinesh were not their real names but conveniently used nom de guerres.The three-wheeler driver when interrogated said that he had nothing to do with the arsenal and other
LTTE material in the three-wheeler and that they were being transported by Dinesh and Aehaambaram.
The demand of the international community that Sri Lanka conduct a thorough investigation into the allegations of war crimes rings particularly hollow when seen in the context of warnings given to the
LTTE by the UN in the last phase of the civil war.
The Tamil insurgent groups united into the
LTTE, or Tamil Tigers, and began a campaign of violence to overthrow the government and gain autonomy in Tamil areas.
Mr Laidlaw QC, prosecuting, told the jury that the defendants, all Tamils from Sri Lanka, were supporters of the
LTTE, with Shanthan a fully-fledged member of the group.
The
LTTE called non-LTTE Tamil organisations and political parties before 2000 "traitors", and the leaders of those organisations and parties were hunted.
He said; "This has all the hallmarks of the
LTTE. This is the kind of thing they do in order to raise funds for their armed campaign in Sri Lanka.
The
LTTE said that six Special Task Force commandos have been killed in the fighting, but two decomposed bodies were buried in the battlefield.
Sundari says the general theme of the speeches was, "Come join the
LTTE to fight for our country." The unspoken message indicated there was no choice in the matter.
The Norwegian government will announce late this week the exact date for direct peace talks between Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (
LTTE) in Thailand, Cabinet Spokesman Lakshman Peiris said Thursday.
