LTTE terrorises anti-LTTE radio in London

Dushy Ranetunge in London

UNITED KINGDOM: According to Tamil sources in North London, LTTE thugs in London have broken into the premises of the anti-LTTE radio station, the Tamil Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) and vandalized it in the early hours of Saturday morning.

It seems a deliberate attempt to sabotage the heroes' day message by Col. Karuna, the leader of the TMVP, a breakaway group of the proscribed terrorist organisation, the LTTE.

The TBC were planning to broadcast it eclipsing the hero's day speech of Prabakaran, the leader of the LTTE who is wanted by Interpol.

TBC radio is broadcast in Sri Lanka via a local radio network and the LTTE seems to be trying to prevent Sri Lankan Tamils from listening to the thoughts of Karuna Amman, perhaps the most formidable commander of the LTTE.

Despite the Vanni LTTE mobilizing special leopard forces against the Eastern military formations of Karuna Amman, the LTTE has been all but driven out of the East with almost all their key military commanders having fled the East and sought refuge in the Vanni.

The LTTE, which claims to be the sole representatives of the Tamils, seems to be pursuing a strategy to become the sole radio broadcaster of the Tamils as well, intimidating radio stations which are not aligned to the terrorist organization into silence.

How the British government and law enforcement authorities would deal with this latest development is uncertain.

On last 17th, Nadarajah Sethurupan alias Dirty Sethu, Anushriskumar Thamotherampillai alias Rowdy Rajan and Kandiah Udayasekaran appeared before the Harrow Crown Court Magistrate's Court to stand accused of causing disturbance in front of the TBC and over threatening behavior towards four persons attached to the radio station on 8 June 2006.

After considering the submissions made by the Defendant's legal representatives, it was decided that the case will be adjourned to 29th and 30th March 2007. The Court also set 10 January 2007 for a case management hearing for both parties to agree procedures during full hearing.