Sri Lankan Refugees

SURESH K PANDEY : We are happy now—except that we don’t have citizenship,” was the common refrain. “Earlier, we used to do other jobs like tailoring. Now, we can work together like a family,” they say. There are approximately one lakh Sri Lankan refugees in Tamil Nadu.

Cooking Hope, Living In Exile: The Story Of Sri Lankan Refugees In Chennai

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| Photo: Suresh K Pandey/OUTLOOK : As the state is gripped by election fervour, a quiet transformation is unfolding in the heart of Chennai, within the Corporation’s fold. Some Sri Lankan Tamil refugees—many of whom have lived here for decades, and some even born on this soil—continue to be denied citizenship. Yet, they are steadily rebuilding their lives with support from civil society groups, the Corporation, and other local authorities.

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