LTTE asked to explain why it should not be declared unlawful
- The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal has issued a notice to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to explain why it should not be declared unlawful.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- The notice comes a month after the Centre issued a notification banning the LTTE saying it was of the opinion that the organisation was still indulging in the activities which were prejudicial to the integrity and security of India.
- On June 5, 2024, the Centre constituted the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal, under Section 5 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967
- comprising, Judge, Delhi High Court, for adjudicating whether or not there was sufficient cause for declaring the LTTE as an unlawful association.
- The LTTE was also given the option to appear before the Tribunal in New Delhi on July 23, 2024, through a duly authorised and instructed Counsel/Advocate.
T.N. notifies ban
- Tamil Nadu government also notified the ban on LTTE on May 18, 2024, in which it stated that the Centre was of the opinion that even after its military defeat in May, 2009, in Sri Lanka
- LTTE had not abandoned the concept of ‘Eelam’ and was clandestinely working towards the cause by undertaking fundraising and propaganda activities and the remnant LTTE leaders
- Or cadres have also initiated efforts to regroup the scattered activists and resurrect the outfit locally and internationally.
PRELIMS TAKEAWAY
- LTTE
- UAPA