Bank account of Tooting Amman temple in UK frozen

The bank account with a balance amounting to several hundred thousand sterling pounds in the Tooting Amman Hindu Temple in London has been frozen and the Trustee of the Temple, K. Seevaratnam is being investigated by the British officials for his alleged involvement with the LTTE, reports from London said.

According to reports the investigations by the British officials on the covert activities of the temple have been going on for the past three years prior to the action taken to freeze the bank account.

Investigations have also revealed that the Trustee, Seevaratnam had visited Kilinochchi from London in recent years and handed over around forty thousand sterling pounds collected from his temple, to the LTTE leader Prabhakaran.

It was also revealed that he is being interrogated and is a native of the LTTE leader Prabhakaran's home town, -Velvettithurai.

A portrait of Seevaratnam with Prabhakaran is also displayed on the walls of the temple, reports said. During the festival season, funds are collected in the name of charity for refugees in North and East in addition to the offerings made for the rituals at the temple, reports said.