 After the publication of his article "Dinosaurs of the Tamil cause congregate in Ottawa" in The Island in Sri Lanka on 4 June 1999, the secessionists were not able to organise any more international conferences  of that magnitude and international participation, as the host countries began denying visa's and deporting participants.The publication of his article "British Charities fund Terrorists" on 4 October 2000 led to the British Charity Commission raiding the LTTE's premier fund raising vehicle, the Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO), freezing bank accounts and initiating an investigation which resulted in the TRO being de-listed from the British Charities register.On 28 February 2001 Britain listed the LTTE as a terrorist organization under the Terrorism Act 2000.