INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Minister of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development Jeevan Thondaman has welcomed the decision of the Madras High Court, which he
says brings to light the longstanding injustices faced by the Indian Origin Tamil (IOT) community of Sri Lanka.The Indian government is yet
to fulfil its treaty obligations on agreements entered into with the Sri Lankan government to repatriate not less than 600,000 Indian-origin
30) while granting relief to a repatriate from Sri Lanka by directing the Central Government of India to treat him and his family members as
people, who had enriched Sri Lanka for over 150 years at the time, remains a stark reminder of the historical injustices imposed on my
citizenship issues were finally resolved in Sri Lanka in 2009, this has profoundly affected their access to basic rights, identity, and
Every IOT forcibly taken away, must also have the right to return back to Sri Lanka
restoring the rights and dignity of every individual affected
all partners including neighbours India, to ensure justice and a rightful place for the IOT community in our shared history.
