From France to Canada, Tiger guerilla stamps have now appeared in Britain.
One depicts a portrait of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran but it is not clear whether the stamp has received the approval of Royal Mail, the sole authority for postal matters in Britain.
An External Affairs Ministry spokesperson in Colombo said yesterday the Sri Lanka High Commission had been asked for details relating to the issue of the stamp. This is a prelude to government officially raising issue with Britain.
A so-called Tamil Eelam Liberation Students Organization is said to be behind the move in Britain.
Last week the Sunday Times revealed exclusively that stamps bearing images of Prabhakaran as well as an LTTE flag had been issued in France.
After reports of the appearance of stamps with LTTE images in France, Sri Lanka lodged a protest with French authorities over similar stamps in that country.
A British High Commission official in Colombo said he could not deny or confirm this report. |
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