Defence Ministry Bans 16 Organisations and 206 Individuals

14-Jan-2026

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An Extraordinary Gazette has been issued by Defence Ministry Secretary Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Sampath Thuyyakontha listing 16 banned organisations and 206 individuals, including the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

Under the United Nations Act No. 45 of 1968, Sri Lankan governments periodically issue gazette notifications banning organisations and individuals directly or indirectly linked to terrorist activities.

The latest gazette includes Tamil organisations and diaspora groups such as the LTTE, Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation, Tamil Coordinating Committee, Global Tamil Movement, Transnational Government of 

Tamil Eelam, World Tamil Relief Fund, Headquarters Group, Canadian Tamil Congress, Tamil Youth Organisation, and Save the Pearls, as well as Islamic organisations including National Thowheed Jama’ath and others.

The list also includes 206 individuals, among them Jesurasa Amaldas, Visvanathan Rudrakumaran, Senthil Vinayagam, Chandran Varathakumar, and several others.

As a result of being included in the banned list, the activities, funds, and assets of these organisations and individuals within Sri Lanka will be frozen.