Narayanasamy urges Centre to ban parties supporting LTTE

Pondicherry, JulY 9 (UNI) AICC General Secretary V Narayanasamy today urged the Centre to impose a ban on political parties and groups supporting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

Addressing a press conference here, Mr Narayanasamy said though the LTTE was banned in India and some other countries, certain movements under the cover of ''Eelam Tamils Protection groups'' were supporting the cause of the LTTE.

He said these groups should be severely dealt with.

''The LTTE which assassinated former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi should never be forgiven and its Leader V Prabhakaran, the prime accused, must be punished as per law.'' Mr Narayanasamy urged the Centre to take immediate steps to protect the Tamil Nadu fishermen from the ''atrocities of the Sri Lankan Navy.'' Referring to the Centre's decsion to drop the disinvestment in Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC), Mr Narayansami said the BJP's criticism on the issue cannot be accepted and the plan to drop the divest plan was taken in view of the sentiments of the alliance partners.

Everyone should cooperate with the Centre to implement the new economic policy instead of criticising the Centre on the NLC issue, he added.

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