Ban Prabhakaran's birth anniversary celebrations - Swamy

Senior BJP leader Dr. Subramanian Swamy on Friday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and called upon him to issue a directive to the Tamil Nadu Government to ban the proposed birthday celebrations of slain LTTE leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran, who had masterminded the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Dr. Swamy asked the Home Minister to issue a directive under Article 256 of the Constitution to ensure compliance with the laws made by Parliament and any existing laws which apply in that State, saying "these celebrations are being organised by MDMK leader Vaiko the MDMK must be ejected from the NDA and Vaiko locked up under the National Security Act."

- The Hindu