The Union Home Ministry imposed the ban invoking the sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
Ministry of Home Affairs. (Wikimedia Commons)
The Central government on Tuesday, 14 May, extended the ban on LTTE by five more years for fostering a separatist tendency amongst the masses and enhancing the support base for it in the country, besides threatening the territorial integrity of India. The Union Home Ministry imposed the ban sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of 1967.