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Friday, February 20, 2009 - 5.31 GMT |
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Tamil refugees in TN to return home |
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Nine families of Tamil refugees, lodged in a
camp Tamil Nadu since 2006, are returning to
Sri Lanka as the conditions in the country
have improved despite the ongoing military
operations in the North.
Their return marked the reverse flow of
refugees with the military consolidating its
position in the Tamil dominated areas,
pressing ahead with its offensive against
the LTTE, said a report in The Hindu.
The refugees numbering 36, including 13
women and 11 children, were given a warm
send off as they left the camp at
Mathikonaplayam on Thursday for Chennai en
route to Sri Lanka.
All the refugees, hailing from a village in
Mannar area, had been granted necessary visa
and they would take a flight to Colombo from
Chennai tonight, official sources said.
One of the families' head, S Sebastin (45),
told reporters they had decided to return to
their native in Mannar area as the situation
had improved and it was safe to go back.
They were going back on their own will, he
added.
The families, all involved in fishing, said
they would carry on with their profession in
their home land.
The refugees, who were residing in the camp
since November 16, 2006, thanked the Indian
Government and the Tamil Nadu Government and
the District Collector for providing refuge.
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