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TERRORIST FRONTS IN CANADA TRAPS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

The Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC) contributed C$ 50,000 to
Amnesty International (AI) in Canada in January 2012. The CTC is a Front of the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a ruthless terrorist group defeated in
Sri Lanka. After supporting LTTE's terrorist agenda for a decade, CTC is today
seeking to manipulate the Human Rights agenda.

Fundraising campaign
of pro – LTTE elements in Canada to raise funds for Amnesty
International
Amnesty International Secretary
General addressing the pro – LTTE lobbies

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Participation of
Rudrakumaran Faction (TGTE) to raise funds for Amnesty International to promote
LTTE interest
Participation of
Canadian Tamil Alliance with the Eelam logo promoting LTTE
ideology

The President of CTC, Suntharamoorthy Umasuthan, who made the
donation to AI is himself a subject of terrorist investigation. Umasuthan's
associate Thavarajah Pratheepan, Deputy Chief of LTTE procurement, is in US
custody. Umasuthan and a few of his associates in Canada feature in a
multinational investigation into arms, ammunition and explosives purchases from
North Korea, the key supplier of LTTE weaponry.
CTC - WEAPONS LINKS :
As the LTTE is criminalized (designated, proscribed or banned),
it is operating on Western soil through innocuous organizations. The LTTE
advances its interests through community, charity, non-profit, human rights,
media and other fronts. Despite attempts to conceal, the links between CTC and
LTTE propaganda, financing, procurement, etc., their activities are extensive
and have penetrated deep into the system.
The Director of Communications of CTC in 2005, Sahil Sabaratnam
(28), is serving 25 years in a US Prison for procuring weapons for the LTTE.
Sahil was arrested in New York in August 2006 buying 20 SA - 18 heat seeking
missiles, 10 missile launchers, 500 AK 47 weapons and other military equipment.
Sahil operated together with his brother in law Thani Thanigasalam (38), who
headed the cell and Satha Sarachandran (27), President of the Tamil Youth
Organization (TYO) Canada of the LTTE (2003 - 2005). The statement issued by
Satha Sarachandran through his lawyer whilst serving his prison sentence in US
clearly indicates the TYO - LTTE links and its extensions to the CTC. Please see
the link: http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/09/29/drop-tigers-jailed-arms-broker-urges.
Immediately after the arrests, the CTC Board met in Toronto
decided to disassociate themselves with the LTTE procurement conducted in the
US, in order to continue its uninterrupted activities. CTC's Director of Public
Relations David Poopalapillai said that he did not know Sahil Sabaratnam, the
CTC Director of Communications.
CTC - LTTE LEADERSHIP LINKS :
Before David Poopalapillai travelled to Canada, he was one of
the suspects who reported to have close links with LTTE hierarchy in Wanni. As
the current National spokesperson of the CTC, Poopalapillai ensures that LTTE's
interests are met. It is reported that Poopalapillai has visited Malyasia in
August 2009 to meet Selvarasa Pathmanathan (K.P.), the successor to LTTE leader
Prabhakaran. Wanted by Interpol for his role in the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination,
K.P. was to meet with Poopalapillai to discuss LTTE - CTC strategy. Today, CTC
is guided by both Vishvanathan Rudrakumaran, LTTE Central Committee member, and
the LTTE ideologist Father S.J. Emmanuel. Rudrakumaran succeeded K.P., the
founder President of the Global Tamil Forum (GTF).
CTC - HUMAN SMUGGLING LINKS :
The ongoing investigations reveal the CTC facilitated the
multi-million dollar LTTE run human smuggling operations by MV Ocean Lady (76
crew and passengers) and MV Sun Sea (492 crew and passengers). Spearheaded by
two former Sea Tigers, Ravishankar Kanagarajah of Canada and Shanmugasundaram
Kanthaskaran of the UK, the LTTE also facilitated the passage of over 200 LTTE
leaders, members and their families to Canada. The LTTE renamed its arms ship MV
Princess Easwary as MV Ocean Lady and purchased MV Harin Panich 19 and renamed
it MV Sun Sea. Captained by Kamalraj Kandasamy, who transported tens of
thousands of tons of arms, ammunition and explosives on board MV Princess
Easwary from North Korea to Sri Lanka from 1997 - 2009, today lives in Canada.
With Vinod, the Deputy of Kamal claiming asylum in Norway, MV Sun Sea was
captained by Sivagnanam Sivaharan alias Kausi and others who had served on the
North Korean voyages smuggling lethal cargo. Further, it is revealed that, not
only did CTC provide legal and financial aid to the LTTE crew and passengers but
also projected that they were bona fide refugees and not terrorists. As the key
LTTE cadres and their families arrived in Vancouver, the very next day
Poopalapillai with his team flew to Vancouver to defend the LTTE infiltrators
and counter Canadian efforts to develop tough legislation. Gary Anandasangaree
of CTC provided legal counsel.
CTC - HUMAN RIGHTS LINKS :
Since its formation, CTC advanced LTTE interests and targeted
the Sri Lankan government. Masquerading as a champion of Human Rights,
Anandasangaree travels to Geneva annually to target Sri Lanka. Although
Anandasangaree portrays himself as a Human Rights champion, it was he who
masterminded the CTC campaign to vilify Jo Becker, the Children's Rights
Advocacy Director for the Human Rights Watch (HRW), who exposed LTTE extortion
of the Diaspora. To counter the damning report, the CTC organized two university
students, a family doctor, a settlement worker, a teacher and a lawyer. At the
press conference on March 15, 2006, Shanthela Easwarakumar said "it has deep
implications for us. It has exposed us to ridicule and hatred". Since then the
Sri Lankan authorities recovered the LTTE application form of Shanthela
Easwarakumar filled with her own handwriting and also admitting to her family
financially supporting the LTTE (please see the LTTE Recruitment Form filled
by Shanthela).




English Translation
Original LTTE Recruitment Form filled by
Shanthela
When questioned that CTC denigrating the HRW report "is a front
for LTTE," Neethan Shan, who had formed the vanguard at LTTE activities in North
America, acknowledged "the Congress is supportive of LTTE."
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HAS BECOME A LIFE LINE OF CTC
It is poor judgment on the part of AI to get involved with a
terrorist front, let alone accept money from it.
Writing from a US prison to the Tamil community in August 2011,
Sahil Sabaratnam, the former CTC Communication Director said "the mandates and
events were well planned by the so-called well-wishers, and persons like me,
served as a Communication Director, would be implementing the actions as a
result of the campaign being carried out by members other than the registered
members of the organization. I am fully aware that the same situation exists in
such organizations today". Confirming LTTE control of CTC, Sahil added "question
such indirect or hidden agendas being carried out by LTTE related organizations
such as WTM and CTC". Referring to CTC agenda of supporting LTTE's terrorist
agenda, Sahil said "I solely believe and know for a fact that the so called
well-wishers who had always stood behind the CTC are believers of a violent
solution". Please see the link: http://www.scribd.com/doc/67936597/SahilLetter.
CTC has spread its tentacles deep into the Canadian and Western
corridors of power, Human Rights organizations, and NGOs. The success of the
Tamil Tiger terrorist movement was to adapt and evolve keeping its sights firmly
set on its terrorist agenda. CTCs links to LTTE are well established. AI would
now have a duty of care to further CTCs agenda. For CTC to function it has to
keep the LTTE cause alive and AI has become a life line. Analysts believe that
AI has been around long enough to know the activities of the Tamil Tiger
terrorists and its Canadian arm, the CTC. The financial monitors of Human Rights
organizations no doubt will investigate into the ethics of accepting funds from
terrorist movements, as it throws AI's interests in Sri Lanka into serious
doubt. LTTE fronts such as the CTC carry on the Tamil Tiger agenda. Few are
spared that do not fall into line with their demands. As the saying goes
"lipstick won't change the pig". 1
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President
of CTC, Umasuthan and Mr. Poopalapillai at the Toronto office presenting some of
the funds collected to Amnesty
International