Sri Lanka, July 17 -- Canada's Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is facing mounting scrutiny after Global News revealed he had written letters supporting the immigration application of a man deemed by federal officials to be a former member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a group listed as a terrorist organization in Canada.

The letters, dated 2016 and 2023-before Anandasangaree joined the federal cabinet-urged the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to reconsider its longstanding rejection of Sri Lankan national Senthuran Selvakumaran's bid for permanent residency. The CBSA has denied Selvakumaran's application since 2005, citing his "protracted involvement" with the LTTE.

In the 2023 letter, Anandasangaree de...