SAME ARTISTS OF THE LONDON MEGA
SHOW OF THE WHITE PIGEON WILL TAKE PART IN THE TRO SHOW IN PARIS ON
FOLLWING DAY
By Rangajeeva Rajakaruna
The group of mega artists from South India who are scheduled to take
part to raise funds for “White Pigeon”- a discreet front organization
for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in London will openly
fund raise, for the Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) in Paris,
banned in many countries for pumping money to the coffers of the Tamil
Tigers.
The TRO, a bogus charity was banned in the United Kingdom and was replaced
by White Pigeon, while its predecessor TRO is yet to be banned in France
although a request has been made by the Sri Lankan authorities to the
French government to do so.
Pro-LTTE Tamil weekly, Eela Murusu, published in Paris carried an advertisement
paid by the TRO that said that immediately following the White Pigeon’s
London Mega Musical show at the Alexandra Palace the South Indian performing
artists will leave for Paris to take part in the TRO’s Paris show
at Salle LSC Eurosite.
The music group will be led by South Indian musician Shiyam, while
senior Tamil actor Sathyaraj, his actor son and heart throb Sibi, actress
Sri Lekha, actor Jeeva, actor Nanda, actress Mathumitha, Kerala actress
who also plays leading roles in Tamil films, Bhavana, male singer Karthik,
male singer Krish, female singer Vinaya, and male singer Mano will take
part in the Mega musical show that willl more openly fund raise for
the LTTE, according to the TRO advertisement.
Arrangements for both shows have been done by the Liberation Tigers
of Tamil Eelam, the Sri Lankan authorities have complained.
The two Paris shows which are scheduled to be held Sunday 13 th January
at 12 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. are expected to earn at
least two million pounds.
Meanwhile the allegedly LTTE front, White Pigeon has agreed with the
London Metropolitan Police not to violate Anti Terrorism laws of Britain
in a MOU with the law enforcing authorities when they hold the Mega
Musical show with the help of South Indian artists. According to the
MOU they would only fund raise for charity and not for the LTTE. But
in the past all such assurances by the fronts of the LTTE were futile
that finally resulted in the banning of the TRO.
Fronts of the LTTE recently held the Tamil Mahavir day at the Excel
Center London and openly violated anti-terrorism laws. The Police have
sent evidence about the violators to the crown prosecutor’s unit
for the culprits to be charged. The organizers have exhibited the LTTE
leader Prabhakaran’s birth day broadcast live on huge TV screens
at the centre.
In a major move by the United States government, on November 15 last
year the US Department of Treasury designated the Tamil Rehabilitation
Organization (TRO) as a fundraising front organization for the terrorist
group, LTTE. TRO’s offices in 18 countries, including the one in
Cumberland , Maryland USA were also designated . The designations, authorized
by executive order 13224 of the US government, prohibit Americans from
engaging in financial transactions with designated group and freeze
any assets the group may have made.
Immediately, after the US ban the United Kingdom followed suit. Australian
investigations revealed that millions collected from Australians to
aid victims of the Tsunami disaster in Sri Lanka have been used by the
TRO to the procurement of arms for the LTTE. Sri Lanka froze assets
of the TRO first and confiscated them later.
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