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Terrorism: Indian Law & Practise India renews ban on LTTE The Indian Central Government is of the opinion that the LTTE continues to pose a threat to and are detrimental to, the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India, a Ministry of Home Affairs Gazette notification announcing the extension of the ban on the LTTE said. "The LTTE continues to be an extremely potent, most lethal and well-organised terrorist force in Sri Lanka and has strong connections in Tamil Nadu and certain pockets of southern India. The LTTE continues to use the State of Tamil Nadu as the base for carrying out smuggling of essential items like petrol and diesel, besides drugs to Sri Lanka," it said. The Gazette notice: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is an association actually based in Sri Lanka but having sympathisers, supporters and agents on the Indian soil. (i) enquiries on the activities of the LTTE cadres, dropouts, sympathizers who have been traced out recently in the State of Tamil Nadu would suggest that the cadres sent to Tamil Nadu would ultimately be utilized by the LTTE for unlawful activities. (ii) the activities of pro-LTTE organizations and individuals have come to notice in India, despite the ban in force and attempts have been made by these forces to extend their support to the LTTE; (iii) the LTTE leaders have been cynical of India's policy on their organization and reaction of the State machinery in curbing their activities; (i) of the continued violent and disruptive activities prejudicial to the integrity and sovereignty of India; (ii) it continues to adopt a strong anti-India posture and also continues to pose a grave threat to the security of Indian nationals, it is necessary to declare the LTTE as "an Unlawful association" with immediate effect; Now, therefore in exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (1) and proviso to sub-section (3)of Section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967), the Central Government hereby declares the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (the LTTE) as an unlawful association and directs that this notification shall subject to any order that may be made under Section 4 of the said Act, have effect on and from the date its publication in the Official Gazette." |