The British government has also been continuously prosecuting individuals and entities collecting money inside Britain on behalf of the LTTE, he added.

The British High Commissioner who called on Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne last evening at the Prime Minister’s office discussed matters pertaining to relations between the two countries.

He said that British officials are persuading the Tamil representatives to actively engage in the economic development programme of the Lankan government.

He said, “we are advising the Tamil diaspora in Britain to work with the government of Sri Lanka to settle the ethnic and political differences between the two parties and actively participate in the ongoing development process of the government.

The Tamil diaspora could be a rich source of funds for the economic upheaval of the North and East areas of Sri Lanka and to the entire country as well. Therefore, we believe that convincing the Tamil diaspora to invest in the Sri Lankan economy is an ideal measure which the British government is currently implementing for the benefit of Sri Lanka.”

He also said that the British officials are advising the Tamil representatives in Britain to work within the limits of the Sri Lankan political system and any ideological disputes which arise with the Lankan government should be solved within the existing limits of the system.