Tigers fundraising for US Presidential hopefuls

At least one well-known supporter of the LTTE in the US has been implicated in fund raising efforts for New York Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Ramanathan Ranjan of New Brunswick, NJ was identified as an approved recipient for funds solicited by Pat Pathmakumar through an e-mail campaign containing “Tamils for Clinton” in the subject line.

A fund raising event this week in New Jersey at The State Theatre in New Brunswick, advertised on Clinton’s web site, offered potential donors tickets ranging from $100 - $2,300, depending upon seat selection.

Although the referral list has been removed from the site, the Northeast Intelligence Network was able to secure a list of referrals that included the names of both Ranjan and Pathmakumar.

Ranjan was among the Lankans involved in a plot to use stolen credit card numbers and other methods to steal $250,000 in New York and tens of millions from ATMs worldwide.

Ranjan was an organiser of “LTTE Heroes Day,” an event that praised and eulogized LTTE terrorists and suicide bombers on December 2, 2006.

That event was held in the auditorium at the south Brunswick Middle School in New Brunswick, New Jersey. According to reports of the event, the terror group’s flag was raised as those in attendance sang the LTTE anthem.

Ranjan is noted to be the state coordinator of the Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO), identified by the US State Department as a front organisation of the LTTE.