Adale wife of Bala attanding with celebrated a memorial event on his husband at Walthamstow Assembly(December, 24, London, Sri Lanka Guardian) Tamil shop owners in London were visited by the LTTE activists last week and asked to display huge poster with Late Anton Balasingams’s photograph with verses praising him as the voice of the nation.
The colourful poster is appearing in the shop widows. Some of the pro-LTTE shops have willingly displayed the poster whilst others were compelled to paste on the shop window.
One of the shop owners in East Ham confirmed that he had no choice other than displaying the poster. He said five rough looking LTTE fellows came to his shop and demanded the display, failing which they had said he must face the consequence. He said he had displayed to avoid facing the wrath of the LTTE.
The colourful poster is appearing in the shop widows. Some of the pro-LTTE shops have willingly displayed the poster whilst others were compelled to paste on the shop window.
One of the shop owners in East Ham confirmed that he had no choice other than displaying the poster. He said five rough looking LTTE fellows came to his shop and demanded the display, failing which they had said he must face the consequence. He said he had displayed to avoid facing the wrath of the LTTE.
When asked what the LTTE fellows will do if he did not display, he said: ‘they will break the shop window, harass our customers and also send people to shoplift’.
‘We end up paying heavy price if we do not do these types of little favours to them’ he said.
Anton Balasingam’s memorial posters are appearing all around London.
It has come to the knowledge that LTTE had celebrated a memorial event in Walthamstow on 22 December 2007 without giving any publicity about the event. The function was attended by a crowed invited personally and said to be about 125 people.
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