16.6.2008
The
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), ran into another
hurdle in propaganda drive. The LTTE official radio Voice
of Tigers (VoT), which started transmissions on 1st June
2008 from Serbia has ceased its transmissions on June
09, 2008. According to reliable sources, the government
of Serbia has terminated the broadcast license granted
to VoT to retransmit to Europe, North Africa and Middle
East via Serbian satellite, when the authorities came
to know that VoT was the official broadcast organ of a
banned terrorist outfit.
It
is reported that several influential contacts have helped
the LTTE to obtain the transmission license for broadcast
of Tamil FM Radio through Serbian satellite. However,
the Serbian authorities were not aware of the true nature
of the contents of VOT and the moment they realized the
connection between the VoT and the LTTE, the transmission
was terminated.
Previously
the VoT as well as the LTTE's television service, the
National Tamil Television (NTT) used the US based INTELSAT
12 for radio and television transmissions. INTELSAT 12
terminated the transmissions when pointed out that the
LTTE was a listed terrorist organization in the US and
the VoT and NTT are the publicity organs of the terrorist
movement.
Although
LTTE recommenced NTT transmissions through Hong Kong based
AsiaSat, using a third party to obtain a satellite loops,
it was also ceased thanks to the timely revelation of
the true nature of broadcast material.
Last
month, the LTTE, though influential contacts in Middle
East, obtained the services of EU TELSAT in Serbia for
the transmission of a newly set up radio station named
Tamil FM Radio. However, within few days it came to know
that the Tamil FM Radio is nothing but the VoT, the official
broadcast station of the LTTE. When the Serbian authorities
realized that the transmission was promoting terrorism,
the agreement was reported to have terminated ceasing
the radio broadcast.
As
the LTTE television and radio transmissions have run into
rough weather in USA, France, Italy, Hong Kong, Singapore
and finally Serbia, the analyst wonder, what would be
the next destination of VoT/NTT. The nations in the frontline
in the global was against terrorism should be vigilant
on this issue and top international researchers are of
the view that a timely requirement is an international
regulations to prevent terrorist organizations from using
radio and television waves for propaganda.
Courtesy - Asian
Tribune