LTTE sponsored lectures cancelled in London after
speaker is refused visa to enter the UK
(By : Special Correspondent in London)
LTTE circles in London had to cancel a series of
lectures they paid for in three places in London when the speaker they
hired, retired Colonel R. Hariharan, was refused a visa to enter the
United kingdom by New Delhi's UK High Commission.
"We have postponed the lectures; please leave your
email address so that we could inform you the new date he is coming to
London to deliver the lectures ," said a spokesman of the Tamil
Information Centre when callers inquired about the Hariharan lectures.
At the three lectures organized by Ravi
Sundadaralingam and Velupillai Kuhenendran, LTTE circles wanted to
deeply discuss about India's role on Sri Lankan conflict at present,
insiders of the LTTE in London said.
The first lecture was to be held at the Hall of
Academy of Arts and Sciences of the London University on January 12 and
the second lecture was to be held, January 13 at the Tamil Information
Centre at Kensington.
The third discussion was scheduled to be held at an
undisclosed LTTE friend's house in East London.
Retired Colonel R. Hariharan, who is currently working
as a South Asian Affairs analyst is classified as a counter insurgency
expert and was a commander of the Indian Peace Keeping Forces, who
fought an unsuccessful battle with LTTE terrorists. He served the IPKF
as an intelligence officer.
LTTE insiders in London said they could learn from
Hariharan, how to plan their strategy in the future, in order to launch
an ambitious plan, to win back India to their fold like in the past. |
