“Pala Nedumaran had used another Indian passport to apply for visa to enter France at the same time. The French Embassy in Delhi without assessing his bona fides granted him the Schengen visa. Schengen visa facilitates the traveller to freely visit any European Union countries without further visa’s or entry clearance from the visiting EU country within the duration of the visa given by one Schengen country.”______________________
(April 22, London, Sri Lanka Guardian) According to sources close to former LTTE international finance head Emdon Seevaratnam, the seventy five year old pro LTTE activist in Tamil Nadu Pala Nedumaran is in possession of multiple Indian passports.
He had applied to the British High Commission in Chennai with one passport for entry clearance to the UK which was refused on the grounds of his involvement with the proscribed LTTE. A refusal stamp had been duly placed in the passport preventing him entry to the country.
Pala Nedumaran had used another Indian passport to apply for visa to enter France at the same time. The French Embassy in Delhi without assessing his bona fides granted him the Schengen visa. Schengen visa facilitates the traveller to freely visit any European Union countries without further visa’s or entry clearance from the visiting EU country within the duration of the visa given by one Schengen country.
Having visited France and participated in political activities of the LTTE, the controversial leader arrived at the Heathrow Airport with the Schengen visa. Pala Nedumaran is on the Immigration alert system due to his involvement with the LTTE and when he reached the Immigration desk at the airport the computer alerted about him. He was said be taken in for questioning and held for three hours. After giving stern warning that he should not engage in political activities or make political speeches espousing the cause of the LTTE, he was allowed in.
The British authorities were put under awkward position when Pala Nedumaran entered the country with the Schengen visa. Schengen visa issued by one EU country is honoured by the other.
Sources also state Pala Nedumaran will be attending the media conference of the LTTE front International Association of Tamil Journalists on the theme of ‘Media and Sri Lanka’s conflict: Where is the truth?’ in London on 26 April 2008. It is not known whether he will be addressing the conference in view of the restrictions imposed on him by the immigration authorities.
The media conference is taking place on April 26, 2008 at the University of Westminster, Harrow Campus, Northwick Park, Harrow HA1 3TP.
- Sri Lanka Guardian
Nedumaran is our man. He is hero. In the 80's he threatened to force his way to the north to help our people. Even few years ago he threatened to go there. Even when British barred him he knew how to get around it. He is our world class leader and the leader of world tamil movement. we will always support him. he is our man.
Thiru
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