London, 30 March, (Asiantribune.com): After opening an inquiry into the Sivayogam Trust -- a controversial trust linked to the Tamil Tigers -- the Charity Commission in London has suspended one of the trustees.
It has also restricted certain transactions including the bank accounts of the Trust. This Trust manages the Muttumari Amman Temple in Tooting, which is considered to be on the biggest money-making temples in London.
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees is N. Seevaratnam whose daughter was to marry "Castro", the overseer of overseas operations in Vanni. But the marriage didn't go through because he sustained injuries to the lower part of his body which has confined him to wheel chair. Anti-LTTE parties have been challenging the authority of Seevaratnam and questioning whether the funds collected have been applies properly.
The Charity Commission opened an inquiry into the Sivayogam Trust because it was concerned about
• the conduct and suitability of one of the trustees;
• whether the charity’s funds are being applied properly to further its charitable purposes; and
• decisions taken in the administration of the charity.
The Commission states in a press release that one of the charity’s trustees was suspended "pending consideration of his removal".
The Commission can only exercise its powers where the relevant grounds have been established. These grounds are:
* where there has been any misconduct or mismanagement in the administration of the charity, or
* it is necessary or desirable to act for the purpose of protecting the property of the charity or securing a proper application for the purposes of the charity of that property or of property coming to the charity.
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