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Rapper M.I.A. has accused the Sri Lankan government of launching a sinister campaign to oversee her movements and "ban" her from returning to her native Britain.

The Paper Planes hitmaker arrived back in her home country last month (Mar10) after 18 months living in Los Angeles, and claims she encountered numerous problems with her travel documents.

She is convinced officials in Sri Lanka deliberately sabotaged her plans to fly home by "pulling the strings" after she criticised the government and accused authorities in the country of "genocide" during the Asian nation's lengthy civil war.

The rapper - real name Maya Arulpragasam - fears she is now on a list of international terror suspects and is adamant she has been spied on and that her email and Twitter.com accounts have been hacked into.

She tells NME, "People used to come and park outside my house in L.A. I felt so powerless... I'm living f**king proof that politics doesn't work. Every time I breathe it's documented on my computer, and yet I'm still on some stupid list somewhere that says I'm a terrorist."

Earlier this year (10), M.I.A. told her followers on Twitter of her ongoing struggle to return to Britain, writing: "Banned from leaving the U.S., family banned from coming to U.S. to see me, baby." (New Mag)


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  • Friday, 09 April 2010 11:34 AM

    Looks like MIA cannot take the heat. She should have just stuck to her singing. Politics are for grown ups.

    Friday, 09 April 2010 12:35 PM

    she is getting what she deserves. she is a terrorist who said bad abt SRI lanka and helped LTTE

    Friday, 09 April 2010 01:22 PM

    FUNNY! I didnt know that Sri Lanka was so influential/in very good relations with USA and UK to be able to ban people entering& leaving those countries.
    Are you sure M.I.A? :P

    Monday, 12 April 2010 09:46 PM

    Got news for you M.I.A. : You ARE a terrorist.


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