The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea filed by Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran, stated to be the Prime Minister of Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE), for impleadment in UAPA Tribunal proceedings concerning the declaration of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as unlawful association.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the matter and dismissed it as withdrawn, after hearing Advocate Payoshi Roy. The Court however gave Rudrakumaran liberty to avail any other remedy that may be available in law.

To recap, the LTTE was declared as an unlawful association way back in 1992 and this was renewed was by the Central Government every couple of years.

On 14 May, 2024, the Central Government issued a notification whereby the LTTE was declared an unl

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