Government To Remove Names Of Eight Tamil Groups From The List Of Banned Terrorist Organizations

The Government has announced it had removed the names of eight foreign based Tamil  Groups from the List Of banned terrorist Organizations with effect from 20th November  as a part of a reconciliation efforts with Tamil Community in Sri Lanka.

However Eight Terrorist Organizations including LTTE (Liberation Tigers Of Tamil Ealam) which was crushed by Sri Lankan Army in 2009 after getting involved in three decades of War in Sri Lanka will  remained in the list as  Banned Terrorist Organizations the  Government has said.

The names of the Tamil Groups   that have been removed from the list of Banned Terrorist Organizations are Global Tamil Forum,Canadian Tamil Congress,British Tamil Forum,Canadian  Tamil National Council,Tamil National Council ,Tamil Youth Organization ,Australian Tamil Congress and Global Tamil Coordination Committee

The previous government has declared Sixteen Tamil Organizations including LTTE as Banned Terrorist Organizations on March 2014.

The Ministry Of Defense from a Special Gazette Notification has announced the ban imposed on Tamil Ealam Liberation Organization,Tamil Rehabilitation Organization,Tamil Coordinating Committee,Global Tamil Organization,Tamil Ealam State Beyond Boundaries,Tamil Ealam Peoples Summit,Global Tamil Welfare Fund and Headquarter Office have been  further extended.

Government has also lifted the ban imposed on 269 persons in 2014 over involving  in Terrorist Activities .A Total number of 424 persons have been banned in Sri Lanka for involving in Terrorist Activities it has been stated.