Refugees from Sri Lanka not enthusiastic about presidential poll
3 months ago

Refugees from Sri Lanka not enthusiastic about presidential poll

The Hindu  

With a day to go for the Sri Lanka presidential poll, the situation does not seem to have generated any buzz among Tamil refugees living in different camps across the State. Jothi*, a resident of a Pudukottai camp and a mother of two children, says there has been a sense of longing among her fellow refugees whether there will be a new dawn in their lives - acquiring Indian citizenship. At the same time, 40 persons in one of the camps in Kanniyakumari are said to have obtained all-country passports being issued by the Deputy High Commission of Sri Lanka in Chennai. In fact, another woman inmate - who lives in Sivaganga district - says that she has been able to get a master’s degree and another degree in teaching “because of the conditions in India - Tamil Nadu.” The refugees are also appreciating the State government’s scheme of constructing new houses, even though they feel that the size of houses can be bigger.

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In Sri Lanka’s hill country, expectations low ahead of presidential polls
3 months, 3 weeks ago

In Sri Lanka’s hill country, expectations low ahead of presidential polls

The Hindu  

“There is little to look forward to in Sri Lanka,” says Kathir*, who will board a plane to Dubai later this month for an electrical maintenance job, leaving behind his parents, wife and two children. Enduring deprivation Families like his, living in the towns of Sri Lanka’s hill country, may still be relatively better off, compared to those working and …

A story of displacement to one of empowerment
6 months ago

A story of displacement to one of empowerment

The Hindu  

The Sri Lankan Tamils who arrived on the shores of Tamil Nadu, India, for the first time in 1983 had lost everything. Currently, as of January 1, 2024, there are 57,975 refugees living in 105 government-run camps in Tamil Nadu and an estimated 40,000 Sri Lankan Tamils living outside the camps in Tamil Nadu with police registration from sources such …

40 houses for Sri Lankan refugees inaugurated
10 months, 2 weeks ago

40 houses for Sri Lankan refugees inaugurated

The Hindu  

The State government’s steps to get citizenship for Sri Lankan refugees will certainly succeed, MP Kanimozhi has said. After inaugurating 40 houses built at a cost of ₹1.03 crore in the Sri Lankan refugee camp at Kulaththuvaaipatti near Ettaiyapuram on Monday, Ms. Kanimozhi said the Tamil Nadu government, in a bid to ensure decent living conditions for Sri Lankan expatriates, …

End the uncertainty: The Hindu Editorial on the Sri Lankan refugees in Tamil Nadu
1 year ago

End the uncertainty: The Hindu Editorial on the Sri Lankan refugees in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court has demonstrated how the judiciary can provide succour to a person waiting for over 40 years to get Indian citizenship. In T. Ganesan vs The Government of India & Others, the Madurai Bench of the High Court, in its judgment on November 30, directed the authorities to treat the petitioner and his family as Indian citizens, …

10 Sri Lankan Tamils arrived to India seeking refuge
1 year, 7 months ago

10 Sri Lankan Tamils arrived to India seeking refuge

New Indian Express  

RAMANATHAPURAM: A total of 10 Sri Lankan Tamils, including four children and four women, were rescued from the first sand bar near Dhanushkodi on Saturday. The police found that they were from Mullaitivu region in Sri Lanka and had arrived in India hoping to get a better life. Speaking to TNIE, Jacintha Lazarus, Commissioner of Rehabilitation and Welfare of Non …

Being a refugee in Sri Lanka amid a biting economic downturn
2 years, 2 months ago

Being a refugee in Sri Lanka amid a biting economic downturn

The Hindu  

The two large beds, with no gap in between, occupy almost the entire area of the room, barely 12 X 8 feet. “This long wait has been agonising for us,” said Riffat Fareedun, 39, a refugee from Karachi living in Sri Lanka’s coastal city of Negombo, about 40 km north of Colombo. Ruki Fernando, a human rights defender working with …

Sri Lanka crisis: Refugees in Tamil Nadu were dreaming of returning to their island nation
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: Refugees in Tamil Nadu were dreaming of returning to their island nation

The Hindu  

For over 80 Tamils, including children and infants, who took boats and landed in Tamil Nadu in the last few months, the risky journey was not only about fleeing Sri Lanka’s dire economic situation. “After spending years or decades away in refugee camps in Tamil Nadu, many families came back hoping to build a new life here,” says P. Nagenthiran, …

T.N. requests temporary asylum for Tamils arriving from Sri Lanka
2 years, 8 months ago

T.N. requests temporary asylum for Tamils arriving from Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

With people from Tamil-speaking areas of Sri Lanka arriving in Tamil Nadu illegally in the wake of the economic crisis in the island nation, the State government has requested the Union government to grant permission for “special provisions to give temporary asylum” to them, as in the case of the refugees staying in camps. Fishermen’s plight In a letter to …

Sri Lankan family returns to Tamil Nadu as refugees after 12 years
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lankan family returns to Tamil Nadu as refugees after 12 years

India Today  

A family of four, including a 2-year-old child, reached Tamil Nadu from Sri Lanka on Friday, April 8. The severe economic crisis has forced another family from Sri Lanka to come to India as refugees. Ranjitha and Kishanthan used to live as refugees in India during the Sri Lankan civil war. The Indian coast guard has advised officials to intensify …

Passage to India: Arrival of economic refugees from Sri Lanka looms large
2 years, 8 months ago

Passage to India: Arrival of economic refugees from Sri Lanka looms large

The Hindu  

O n March 29, the Indian Coast Guard observed a Sri Lankan fishing boat off Point Calimere on the Indian side of the International Maritime Boundary Line. Indian intelligence agencies suspect that the boat was on a reconnaissance mission to figure out new landing strips on the Indian side because of a new business opportunity: that of ferrying Sri Lankan …

Home away from home: Sri Lankan Tamils and Rohingyas rebuild their lives
2 years, 8 months ago

Home away from home: Sri Lankan Tamils and Rohingyas rebuild their lives

The Hindu  

Although India has hosted refugees since Independence, it is not a signatory to the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention or the 1967 Protocol and does not have a national policy applicable to refugees. The study, titled ‘ Rohingyas and Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu: a replicable model of semi-permanent resettlement in low-resource settings ’, published in Equality, Diversity …

Question mark remains over status of 16 Sri Lankans who reached T.N.
2 years, 9 months ago

Question mark remains over status of 16 Sri Lankans who reached T.N.

The Hindu  

The illegal entry of 16 persons from Sri Lanka’s Northern Province into Rameswaram on Tuesday has triggered a debate on whether they can be accorded the refugee status. Ordinarily, a person who has a well-founded fear of being persecuted on the grounds of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion is regarded as a refugee …

Tamil Nadu government announces a slew of benefits for Sri Lankan refugees, including measures to improve conditions in camps
3 years, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu government announces a slew of benefits for Sri Lankan refugees, including measures to improve conditions in camps

The Hindu  

Stalin has announced a series of welfare measures and benefits for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu, at a total cost of Rs.317 crore. The first Sri Lankan Tamil refugees came to Tamil Nadu following the ethnic cleansing pogrom in Sri Lanka in 1983. The scheme includes construction of 3,510 houses for Sri Lankan refugees at a cost of …

India ramps up engagement for Tamil rights in Sri Lanka
3 years, 6 months ago

India ramps up engagement for Tamil rights in Sri Lanka

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday held two interesting meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the importance that New Delhi places on issues such as negotiated devolution of powers for Sri Lankan Tamils and their aspirations for equality, justice, and peace. The citizenship of Sri Lankan refugees in the state, a permanent solution to the fishermen's issue, …

Lankan Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu: The nowhere people
3 years, 10 months ago

Lankan Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu: The nowhere people

India Today  

Days after the Parliament passed the Citizenship Amendment Act in December 2019, T Yanadhan, a 28-year-old man born to Sri Lankan Tamil parents living in a refugee camp in Pavalathanur in Tamil Nadu's Salem district, sought the collector's permission to kill himself. Yanadhan is one among 94,069 Sri Lanka Tamil refugees living in various parts of Tamil Nadu: most of …

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