![]() ![]() TELO was a separatist militant organisation like the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) that fought for an independent Tamil statehood in Sri Lanka but much of their cadre was wiped out by the latter. “Since we live outside of the camp, my sons and I have to register at the local police station. His adult sons are neither Indian citizens nor Sri Lankan citizens or of any other country but this nation-state (India) is the only one they know of. “My children are of Indian origin being born in Tamil Nadu, they have no relationship with Sri Lanka and yet they are called refugees,” says the man, who doesn’t wish to be identified. ![]() He built a life in the state, marrying another refugee from his camp and raising two sons in their mid-20s. Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin earlier announced a ₹317-crore package for the welfare of refugees and ₹231.54 crore for reconstructing more than 7,000 new houses in refugee camps.Ī 55-year-old Sri Lankan refugee in Chennai, who was a member of the militant Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO), was among the many who came to Tamil Nadu for protection after the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) withdrew its troops from Sri Lanka between late 1980s and 1990.
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