LTTE frontliner seeks Oslo Municipal seat
A front-line activist of the LTTE's international organisation - Raja Balasingham alias Baskaran is to participate in Norwegian Municipal elections next month, a stepping-stone to the national politics of that country.

Baskaran, one of the key figures in the LTTE is contesting from the opposition Norwegian Labour Party, the original architects of the country's intervention in the Sri Lankan insurgency as facilitators in 2001.

A naturalised citizen of Norway, Baskaran is contesting for a seat in the Municipal Council of Oslo, Norway's capital and the acceptance of his candidature by a mainstream Norwegian political party is seen as an indicator of the voter-base and the influence of the Tamil diaspora in Norwegian politics. Baskaran has been a frequent visitor to the Wanni in recent months to be in direct contact with the LTTE leadership

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