Eight such groups were de-listed according to a gazette notification on November 20
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (Photo: AP/ File)
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday halved the number of Tamil diaspora groups banned by his predecessor for having links with the LTTE, as part of his efforts to reconcile with the ethnic minority community.
Eight such groups were de-listed according to a gazette notification on November 20, but the ban was retained on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, which was defeated by Lankan forces in 2009 after a bloody three-decade civil war.
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( Source : PTI )
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