RAMANATHAPURAM: Five Sri Lankan Tamils, including three children, from Vavuniya region of Sri Lanka reached Dhanushkodi, seeking refuge in India on Wednesday. Since March 2022, the number of Sri Lankan Tamils who arrived in Tamil Nadu has increased to 293, including those who reached Dhanushkodi on Wednesday. Police sources said the five were identified as R Nanthakumar, his wife Sangari …
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 …
Unable to face the severe economic crunch and fearing that their children could be kidnapped, another set of eight Sri Lankan Tamils reached Indian shores seeking refuge. Eight people, including Sasikala, Kathir, Kamala and Rani from Valvettithurai in Sri Lanka’s Jaffna crossed the rough sea in a fibre boat to reach Arichalmunai at Dhanushkodi. How can we go and stay …
