Prior to its defeat at the hands of the Sri Lankan security forces, the LTTE received a whopping up to 12 million dollars annually through its fundraising activities in Canada, home to a large number of Tamils.
"Canada was one of the top sources of funding for Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers rebels, providing up to 12 million (Canadian) dollars a year," the 'National Post' newspaper reported citing a secret intelligence report.
The funds received by the LTTE were mostly contributed by the large Canadian-Tamil population, it said.
Classified as 'Secret' and titled 'LTTE Threat to Canada', the intelligence report said the Canadian Tamil community was among the LTTE's largest sources of funds, having contributed up to 10 to 12 million dollars annually in past years.
"A copy of the report was released to the (National) Post under the Access to Information Act and was written last June, during the final months of a decisive Sri Lankan military offensive," the newspaper said.
Slain LTTE supremo V Prabhakaran's sister Vinothini and her husband Bala Rajendran also reside in Canada.
On whether he approved of the massive protest rallies organised by the LTTE sympathisers in Toronto where he and his family reside, the 67-year-old Rajenderan had told 'Globe and Mail' newspaper recently that "personally, I don't like these people going and blocking the roads".
"Canada was one of the top sources of funding for Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers rebels, providing up to 12 million (Canadian) dollars a year," the 'National Post' newspaper reported citing a secret intelligence report.
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