TN govt. asks Centre to take up Tamils issue with Lanka
June 4, 2011 05:02 pm
The Tamil Nadu Government urged the Centre to impress upon the Sri Lankan government, the need for taking up immediate measures to rehabilitate the Tamils in their own area.
Governor Surjit Singh Barnala, in his address to the 14th Assembly on Friday said “lakhs of Tamils have perished during the recent war in Sri Lanka and the remaining were leading a pathetic life of subjugation in their own homeland.”
He said the AIADMK government would take necessary steps to renovate the Sri Lankan Tamil refugee camps in the state, enabling them to live with dignity in Tamil Nadu.
Quality housing, drinking water, sanitation and health facilities would be provided in these camps, he said adding besides providing necessary facilities for the children of refugees to get a proper education, special employment and training would also be arranged for them, UNI reports.
Governor Surjit Singh Barnala, in his address to the 14th Assembly on Friday said “lakhs of Tamils have perished during the recent war in Sri Lanka and the remaining were leading a pathetic life of subjugation in their own homeland.”
He said the AIADMK government would take necessary steps to renovate the Sri Lankan Tamil refugee camps in the state, enabling them to live with dignity in Tamil Nadu.
Quality housing, drinking water, sanitation and health facilities would be provided in these camps, he said adding besides providing necessary facilities for the children of refugees to get a proper education, special employment and training would also be arranged for them, UNI reports.
