Sri Lanka Slams LTTE Proxies Attempt to Hold Elections
Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 4:31 pm under World News Sri Lanka Slams LTTE Proxies Attempt to Hold Elections
Colombo: Sri Lanka Slams LTTE Proxies Attempt to Hold Elections, Sri Lanka has reacted strongly to attempts by the LTTE authorities to hold elections to “government crime” among the Tamil diaspora, as called on foreign governments not to allow the separatist activities in its territory.
The elections for the government of the “crime” of Tamil Eelam will be held in April 2010 between the diaspora community “Advisory Committee for Crime Interim Government of Tamil Eelam, had said on Nov. 5.
“If they try to perpetuate the terrorism of the LTTE in the appearance of the various movements over others, this will also be offset by us,” said Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said.
“No country should allow any host or group meetings that serve a separatist cause in Sri Lanka,” the Minister told the state run Sunday Observer.
“The LTTE is banned in countries like the U.S., where Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran which is said to have taken over the activities of the diaspora to the LTTE, is based”, the newspaper said.
Rudrakumaran, which is called the “coordinator of the group,” said the survey was conducted among the diaspora community to elect members for what they called the “Provisional Government of the Crime of Tamil Eelam (PTGTE).
International terrorism expert and professor at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore, Rohan Gunaratna says the LTTE international wing factions Rudrakumaran heading political affairs of his party.
Gunaratna said the government should establish a robust capability to counter post-threat scenario Prabhakaran said.
According to the press release issued by the Tiger proxy without a deadline on Thursday, “The Advisory Committee for the Provisional Government of the Crime of Tamil Eelam is making arrangements to hold elections in April 2010.
“In the next two months is expected to hold consultations with the Tamil diaspora community to gain feedback from his proposal to date and discuss some of the questions that have arisen,” the statement said.
The statement released by Rudrakumaran said the group welcomed the democratic initiatives. “We welcome all democratic initiatives. But at this point do not support or oppose these initiatives because, as stated earlier, for it would be presumptuous and undemocratic by the Training Committee, said in the statement.
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