'Deepam TV' in London has become voice of LTTE
By: Mohan Mathew
The Tamil television service Deepam operating from
London has become a mouthpiece of the LTTE following closure of the
LTTE's official Tamil Television Network (TTN) by the French
authorities.
Extensive coverage of pro-LTTE news and views
involving the LTTE apologists confirm Deepam television station has come
under LTTE dictates.
The television is selective in its news broadcasts and
LTTE and LTTE supporting news are only given weight. The terminologies
used to call the Tamil democratic voices and the anti-LTTE Tamil groups
operating in Sri Lanka confirm Deepam is towing the LTTE dictates.
The television station earned the name as an
independent television station in the past has decided to prevent
inclusion of independent and anti-LTTE Tamil voices in their political
discussion panels. In the discussion panel on the House of Commons
debate on May 6, 2007 the panel members were elongating the LTTE and
were saying that the debate was a successful effort of the LTTE
activists.
With the closure of the TTN, the Deepam television is
expected to come under intense scrutiny of the independent and fair
minded Tamils. Requests made by the independent Tamil voices to include
them in the political discussion programmes have only reached the deaf
ears of the pro-LTTE Deepam management.
Unlike before Deepam's programme co-ordinator and news
broadcaster Anas is taking a pro-LTTE stance and has become a mouth
piece of the LTTE.
According to reliable information Anas was in the LTTE
hit list until recently for publishing an article in a Sri Lankan Tamil
daily about illegal fund raising activities of the LTTE. His present
pro-LTTE posture has helped him relieve the pressures of threat from the
LTTE.
The ruthless separatist outfit is banned as a
terrorist organisation in the United Kingdom since 19th February, 2001.
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