Sinhala MPs to take 'ban' campaign to villages
A group representing Sinhala opposition MPs are to carry out a mass protest campaign against the Government's decision to lift the ban on the LTTE.

A spokesman for the group said they had sought an appointment with President Chandrika Kumaratunga to explain their position to her while they had also written to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, calling on the government to reverse its decision.

He said their group would take its campaign to villages where the people would be informed about the dangerous repercussions the deproscription move held out for the country.

The spokesman also said they would discuss the matter with the Mahanayakes. Meanwhile, the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, a key ally of the opposition PA, on Thursday took a decision during a central committee meeting to oppose the move to lift the ban on the LTTE.

In a statement, the MEP said the government had a number of discussions with the LTTE at ministerial and official levels in the recent past despite the ban and therefore it believed the ban would not be an obstacle for the upcoming talks.

"If we lift the ban, the LTTE will be no more an illegal organization, and thereby qualify for recognition nationally and internationally. MEP would like to warn the government not to pursue this dangerous move of lifting the ban on the LTTE," the statement said.

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