05-30-2004, 06:36 AM
Withdraw ban on LTTE: Vaiko
Chennai, May 29 (IANS) :
MDMK leader Vaiko, whose party is a part of the ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Saturday demanded withdrawal of the ban on Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels.
"In the present situation, there is no need for the ban to continue," Vaiko said.
Vaiko claimed that since most countries recognised ethnic conflicts as an international matter, India should not treat the Tigers' demand for an independent homeland as an internal affair of Sri Lanka.
India had banned the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 1991, blaming them for the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi at Sriperumbudur near here.
The MDMK chief was detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) for over 18 months for allegedly speaking in favour of the LTTE in June 2002. He was released on bail just before the general election.
Vaiko urged the ruling UPA of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to repeal POTA.
Chennai, May 29 (IANS) :
MDMK leader Vaiko, whose party is a part of the ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Saturday demanded withdrawal of the ban on Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels.
"In the present situation, there is no need for the ban to continue," Vaiko said.
Vaiko claimed that since most countries recognised ethnic conflicts as an international matter, India should not treat the Tigers' demand for an independent homeland as an internal affair of Sri Lanka.
India had banned the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 1991, blaming them for the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi at Sriperumbudur near here.
The MDMK chief was detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) for over 18 months for allegedly speaking in favour of the LTTE in June 2002. He was released on bail just before the general election.
Vaiko urged the ruling UPA of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to repeal POTA.
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