“We, of the different walks of life of West Bengal, condemn the death threat by the LTTE’s Kayts representative, Semmanan at a meeting of the Ampihainagar Fishermen’s Co-operative union [when he said] that the LTTE would not allow this type of party of the workers and demanded the fishermen’s co-operative hand over to the LTTE a substantial sum [of money]... We condemn such an undemocratic death threat against the fishermen and the SEP members and [call on the LTTE] to guarantee the democratic rights of the SEP to engage in their work, free from harassment and intimidation,” they stated.

DAS, a worker from the Bata shoe company, wrote: “The SEP fights to unite the Sinhala and Tamil speaking workers in the struggle for a socialist republic. The LTTE should take the responsibility if any danger befalls the SEP members’ lives.” He insisted that the SEP be allowed to conduct its political work without hindrance. “The attack on the SEP members on the island of Kayts is an attack not only on the SEP but on the working class.”

Nanda Wickramasinghe
WSWS

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