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LTTE terrorizes anti-LTTE radio in LondonAccording to Tamil sources in North London, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) members in London broke into the premises of the anti – LTTE radio station, the Tamil Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) and vandalized it on the early hours of morning on Saturday. The Asian Tribune says the TBC was planning to broadcast the heroes’ day message by Col. Karuna Amman, the leader of the TMVP, a breakaway group of the organization, to eclipse the hero’s day speech of Prabakaran, the leader of the LTTE who is wanted by Interpol. The newspaper suggests the break-in was a deliberate attempt to sabotage the broadcast. TBC radio is broadcast in Sri Lanka via a local radio network and, according to the Asian Tribune, the LTTE seems to be trying to prevent Sri Lankan Tamils from listening to the thoughts of Karuna Amman, perhaps the most formidable commander of the LTTE, who won many battles for the LTTE before turning against the organization. The Asian Tribune says the LTTE seems to be pursuing a strategy to become the sole radio broadcaster of the Tamils as well as intimidating radio stations which are not aligned to the organization into silence. According to these Tamil sources, broadcasting equipment of the TBC was looted, and equipment which was too heavy to be carried away was destroyed. The police were alerted and investigations are being conducted. The newspaper notes that the radio station had been broken into previously, with the LTTE constantly harassing the staff, management, and supporters of TBC.
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Source: Media Network, Asian Tribune
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