LTTE has issued stern warnings in Jaffna for both printers and storekeepers that Greeting cards bearing the photos of Indian film stars should not be printed or sold in Tamil areas, the Lanka Academic website reported.
The report said: Indian film stars, especially the South Indian Tamil stars are popular among the Jaffna youth, and Deepavali greeting cards bear the photos of Tamil actors and actresses. Several Tamils in Jaffna are annoyed by this announcement by the LTTE, as one school teacher puts it `ECThis is childish, a silly thing for an organization like LTTE`EE. The Tigers, however, are treating this as a serious matter. Before 1995, when LTTE was controlling Jaffna, Indian Tamil films were also banned by the LTTE. LTTE operatives in Europe and Canada warn Sri Lankan Tamils not to invite Indian musical and film stars for cultural programs in these countries.
