Lankans in US unite against terrorism
| *The Tigers
are designated as a foreign terrorist organization in India, the
US, the UK, Canada and the European Union.
*The group has been responsible
for the assassination of a Sri Lankan head of state, former
Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and a number of cabinet
ministers and other politicians belonging to Sinhalese, Tamil
and Muslim communities.
*They have murdered thousands of
officials and civilians belonging to all communities, genders
and ages. |
Sri Lankan nationals and supporters across the United States held a
rally in Washington to urge the US Government to put pressure on the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to release innocent civilians
held by the LTTE as human shields.
A large number of Sri Lankans attended the rally, representing the
Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims. The supporters gathered on the Ellipse in
front of the White House to counter the false and malicious propaganda
of the pro-LTTE diaspora.
US authorities have prosecuted a number of persons involved in the
collection of funds and procurement of arms for the LTTE, and legal
action has been taken in Canada and some EU countries against front
organizations, such as the Tamils Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) and
the World Tamil Movement (WTM) involved in the collection of funds for
the LTTE.
The FBI released a statement last year warning US citizens to be
cautious when donating to charities, as many more similar front
organizations are prevalent in the US, collecting funds and supplying
arms and ammunition to the LTTE to carry out their acts of terror. |
