Sri Lanka, April 16 -- The government has issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification proscribing eleven extremist organizations in Sri Lanka on April 13.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has issued the relevant Gazette notification under Section 27 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act, No 48 of 1979 read with the provisions of the Constitution.

According to the Gazette notification specified as the Prevention of Terrorism (Proscription of Extremist Organizations) Regulations No.2 of 2021, United Tawheed Jamma'ath (UTJ), Ceylon Tawheed Jamma'ath (CTJ), Sri Lanka Tawheed Jamma'ath (SLTJ), All Ceylon Tawheed Jamma'ath (ACTJ), Jamiyathul Ansaari Sunnathul Mohomadiya (JASM) alias Jamma'ath Ansaaris Sunnathil Mohomadiya Org...