MORE than 50 police reports have been lodged against Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy on his alleged ties with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the terrorist organisation based in northeastern Sri Lanka, Inspector-General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun said.

Fuzi said a special team from Bukit Aman is currently handling the case after it gained interest from many parties.

“53 reports so far have been made and Ramasamy himself has lodged a report to us on the issue.”

“Bukit Aman special team is handling it. Prior to this, Penang police was taking care of it but it gained national interest therefore we stepped in,” Fuzi said.

Ramasamy’s alleged involvement with LTTE made headlines recently following the circulation of a picture which showed Ramasamy allegedly paying his respects to a Kalashnikov rifle, which is a symbol of the armed group.

It was also reported that Ramasamy had recently hosted a pro-LTTE politician from India.

V Gopalasamy, better known as Vaiko, who leads Tamil Nadu-based party Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), was in Penang to attend the wedding of Ramasamy’s son.

According to reports, Vaiko had previously been barred from entering Malaysia and was even detained at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on June 9, 2017, and this had been confirmed by immigration director-general Mustafar Ali. – July 19, 2018.