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DMK backs CM Stalin's plea for Indian citizenship for Sri Lankan Tamils
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) spokesperson T K S Elangovan on Wednesday backed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin's letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking clarity on granting Indian citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamils residing in the state.
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Tamil Nadu CM Stalin urges PM Modi for citizenship status for Sri Lankan T
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, Stalin appealed for a "humane legal solution" for the Sri Lankan Tamils living in Tamil Nadu, stating that many of them had arrived in India with the approval of the Government of India and should not be treated as illegal immigrants.
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Nehru-Gandhi family slaves of US, Russia: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey lashes ou
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday shared a letter by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to former US President Ronald Reagan, and attacked Congress, alleging Gandhi's role in atrocities against Sri Lankan Tamils.
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Lok Sabha 2024 polls: Sri Lankan Tamil born in refugee camp in India, vote
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Nalaini Kirubakaran, born in 1986 at a refugee centre in Rameswaram Mandapam camp is residing now in the rehabilitation camp for Sri Lankan Tamils at Kottapattu in Trichy. On Friday, Kirubakaran cast her vote for the first time in Trichy.
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Sri Lankan Tamils seek India's support in addressing socio-economic proble
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Jaishankar paid an official visit to Sri Lanka on January 19-20. In his fourth bilateral visit to Sri Lanka as EAM, he was accompanied by a four-member official delegation from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
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Centre step-motherly towards Tamil refugees; CAA arbitrary: DMK to SC
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has told the Supreme Court that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019 is "arbitrary" as it only considers religious minorities from three countries while keeping Sri Lankan Tamils staying in India as refugees.
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Rehabilitation camp for Sri Lankan Tamils in Tottanuthu completed
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tottanuthu (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 14 (ANI): The final phase of the rehabilitation camp for Sri Lankan Tamils in Dindigul District, Thotanuthu village, has been completed.
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TN: Family of 4 arrives Mandapam calling themselves Sri Lankan 'refugee';
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 13 (ANI): Four Sri Lankan Tamils on Saturday arrived at the Mandapam district of Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram and claimed to be 'refugees', the police said.
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Sri Lanka to probe reports on planned LTTE attack
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Sri Lankan Defence Ministry has said that it will probe the reports on the planned attacks by the LTTE on Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day on May 18, a day observed by Sri Lankan Tamils to remember those who died in the final stages of the country's civil war.
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Stalin urges Centre to allow Tamil Nadu govt to ship essentials to Sri Lan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 16 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday urged the Central government to allow the state government to ship essential commodities from Thoothukudi port to the Sri Lankan Tamils as the island country is going through an unprecedented econo
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Jaishankar discusses aspirations of Sri Lankan Tamils with political leade
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 28 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met with members of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) on Monday and discussed the aspirations of the Sri Lankan Tamils in the country.
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Shringla meets political groups representing Tamil minority in Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka] October 4 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Monday held meetings with the political groups that represent Sri Lankan Tamils in the country and reiterated India's commitment to protecting the rights of the minority community in the country.
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