Sri Lanka, July 17 -- Sri Lankan-born Gary Anandasangaree, Canada's Minister of Public Safety, has been accused of supporting a former member of the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) in obtaining Canadian citizenship.

Reportedly, Gary Anandasangaree sent two letters expressing support for granting Canadian citizenship to a Sri Lankan national, Senthuran Selvakumar, who is alleged to be a former LTTE member. These letters were reportedly sent to the Canada Border Services Agency in 2016 and 2023.

It is stated that Canada's Minister of Public Safety submitted these letters while serving as a Member of Parliament. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has rejected Selvakumar's application for citizenship on multiple occ...