India extends ban on LTTE

NEW DELHI: The Centre has extended the ban on the LTTE declaring that it continues to adopt a strong anti-India posture and pose a grave threat to the security of its citizens.

In a notification, the home ministry said the activities of the LTTE are detrimental to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India and there is a continuing strong need to control all such separatist activities by all possible means.

“LTTE continues to adopt a strong anti-India posture as also continues to pose a grave threat to the security of Indian nationals, it is necessary to declare LTTE as an ‘unlawful association’ with immediate effect,” a home ministry notification said.