Consult Centre before banning LTTE supporters: CM

Chennai, Apr 28: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today told the State Assembly that the State Government would consult the Centre and take a decision on banning political parties and organisations which supported the outlawed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Replying to a query by Mr. C Gnanasekaran (Cong), the Chief Minister said the State Government would inform the Centre about the involvement of LTTE in the killing of five fishermen from Kanniyakumari and abduction of 12 fishermen and seek its views and take actions.

The state government would also let know the centre, the views expressed by leaders of various political parties in the house, seek their opinion and take a decision on slapping a ban on political parties, which supported the LTTE.

Mr Gnanasekaran demanded the arrest of Marumalarchi DMK (MDMK) General Secretary Vaiko for offering open support to the LTTE. He said the LTTE has emboldened to kill Indian fishermen because of the support offered to it by political parties in the state and demanded that the government impose a ban on them.

UNI