Activities of LTTE fronts in the UK - a major obstacle to peace in Sri Lanka- CPUSL
LTTE Women's front Leader in the UK detained in the British Parliament -London.

A Parliamentary seminar on the theme "A way forward to peace and reconciliation in Sri Lanka" organised by the Campaign for Peace & Unity in Sri Lanka (CPUSL) was held on Monday 19 March at the House of Commons with a packed audience comprising Members of the British and European Parliaments and a large gathering of Sri Lankans of all communities as well as British academics and media representatives.

Among the key speakers were TULF Leader V Anandasangaree, Mr M H Sulaiman of the Sri Lanka Muslim Council, Mr Duglus Wickramaratne, President of Sinhala association and British Parliamentarians Barry Gardiner, Andrew Love, Andrew Pelling, Colin Breed, John Austin, Brian Binley as well as Mr Geoffrey Van Orden MEP, Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament. The Rt Hon Lord Naseby of Sandy, Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Sri Lanka presided.

The speakers urged the British Government to take tougher action to crack down on the activities of LTTE front organisations and LTTE activists in local councils in the UK that were continuing to fund the LTTE's war chest and engage in propaganda activities in spite of the LTTE being a listed terrorist organisation in the UK & EU.

They unanimously acknowledged that any political solution aimed at addressing the grievances of all communities in Sri Lanka should recognise the need for pluralism and that the LTTE was not the sole representative of the Tamil community. The representatives of the Muslim Council called for the recognition of Muslim community representation in future talks aimed at resolving the conflict in the North & East of Sri Lanka. They also highlighted the need to fully implement the Official Languages Act as a step towards strengthening national unity.

The speakers responded to questions from the audience on a number of issues relating to the current conflict and issues relating to resolving the current conflict and bringing peace to Sri Lanka.

LTTE Women's front Leader in the UK detained in the British Parliament -London.

Two members of the LTTE women's front including its leader Ankayartkanny and Miss Seevaratnam Ambihai were detained by the British Police inside the premises of House Of Commons at the British Parliament, London on Monday 19th March for taking pictures of participants in a Parliamentary seminar on the theme 'A way forward to peace and reconciliation in Sri Lanka' organised by the Campaign for Peace and Unity in Sri Lanka (CPUSL). The parliamentary seminar was advertised in the Newslanka community newspaper as "participation by registration only".

However the infamous LTTE thug in the UK called "Rowdy Ranjan" was the first to try and force his way in to the meeting when he was asked to leave. A short while later the two LTTE women leaders brazenly tried to enter by force without invitation when they were asked to leave by the organisers. They were later found waiting in the Parliament foyer complaining to the police that they were not allowed to enter the meeting.

When participants in the seminar were leaving through the foyer they spotted these two LTTErs taking photos in violation of Parliamentary regulations. At this stage a member of the CPUSL informed the police that these two women were activists of a banned terrorist organisation and were not allowed to participate as they had not followed procedures and registered to participate. Participants complained to the police that they feared for their safety as these two women had been taking photos in violation of Parliamentary regulations with the intention of intimidating them by publishing these photos on LTTE websites.

At this point the Police confiscated the Ankayatkany's camera and removed the film roll. She was then detained to record her statement while her accomplice was being questioned regarding breach of Parliamentary regulations on photography taken inside the Parliament.

The seminar was very successful and the meeting room was packed to capacity by British MPs and Sri Lankans representing all communities who condemned the LTTE terrorism.

The two women are expected to be charged in Courts shortly