Those Who Commemorate Terrorists Should be Given Maximum Punishment

He was commenting on former MP M.K. Shivajilingam’s commemorating the 33 rd anniversary of the fast-unto-death undertaken by Thileepan, a member of LTTE chief Prabhakaran’s inner circle.

Those who commemorate terrorists should be given maximum punishment: Terrorism expert Dr.Rohan Gunaratna
Colombo, September 16 (newsin.asia): Dr.Rohan Gunaratna, an international expert on terrorism who is now Honorary Professor at the Sir John Kotelawala Defense University, Sri Lanka, has called for the arrest and trial of pro-LTTE Tamil leader and former MP, M.K.Shivajilingam and others who glorify terrorists.

They should be given the maximum punishment to deter others from following their destructive path,” he told newsin.asia on Wednesday.

Dr.Gunaratna was commenting on Shivajilingam’s arrest in Kondavil in Jaffna for defying a court injunction and commemorating Thileepan’s fast-unto-death against an alleged failure of the Indian and Sri Lankan governments to implement certain provisions of the India-Sri Lanka Accord of July 1987.

Maximum punishment should be given as there is a public interest in this case. It will deter others funded by LTTE front organizations in the Tamil Diaspora from reviving the separatist agenda of the LTTE. Collective and decisive leadership is vital to restore stability and security, the foundation of ethnic and religious harmony in Sri Lanka,” Dr.Gunaratna argued.