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He used his airline to rescue refugees from Pakistan, donated 300 acres to India: Meet the Tamil Nadu Padma awardee who gave everything to the nationTamil Nadu industrialist Dr. R.M. Alagappa Chettiar, a visionary beyond business, utilized his private airline for crucial refugee rescue o...20 Jun, 2026, 01.14 PM IST- CAA against Tamil race as it keeps out similarly placed Tamils: DMK in SCIn an affidavit filed in SC, DMK's organising secretary RS Bharathi has submitted that the Act is "arbitrary as it relates to only three co...01 Dec, 2022, 12.56 AM IST
- Sri Lanka forms committee for repatriation of Tamil refugees from IndiaThe committee appointed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe's Office is headed by Chandima Wickramasinghe, Additional Secretary to the Presid...05 Sep, 2022, 04.54 PM IST
- Sri Lankans flee to India to escape country's worst economic meltdownWith Sri Lanka staring at an unprecedented economic crisis, the refugee flow to Tamil Nadu has commenced after 16 Sri Lankan nationals reac...23 Mar, 2022, 03.25 PM IST
- Tamil Nadu extends COVID-19 relief to non-camp Sri Lankan Tamil refugee familiesThe initiative, being launched for the first time, aims to extend the cash assistance scheme being implemented for rice ration cardholders ...19 Jun, 2021, 05.44 PM IST
- Dual citizenship for Tamil refugees is possible: Tamil Nadu govtRaising the issue, Leader of Opposition, M K Stalin said the government has been harping on giving dual citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamil ref...08 Jan, 2020, 05.39 PM IST
- DMK wants Tamil refugees in CABDMK MPs staged a walkout in the Lok Sabha on Monday after floor leader TR Baalu said the proposed bill did not include Lankan Tamils and th...10 Dec, 2019, 08.38 AM IST
- NHRC notice to Tamil Nadu over plight of refugees from MyanmarRefugees from Myanmar, left "wandering on the streets" of Chennai looking for accommodation, has caught the attention of the National Human...07 Sep, 2015, 08.05 PM IST
- UN refugee agency wants resumption of ferry service between India and Sri LankaThe UN refugee agency today appealed for the resumption of ferry services saying it would help in the return of Tamil refugees from India.14 May, 2015, 04.41 PM IST
- Sri Lankan Tamils keen to shed refugee tag, return to homelandTamil Nadu government differs, says political atmosphere in Sri Lanka not ripe for the return of Tamil refugees.28 Feb, 2015, 11.00 AM IST
- DMK chief M Karunanidhi affirms commitment to welfare of Lankan TamilsKarunanidhi said he had as early as in 1956 proposed a resolution in the DMK General Council in favour of the Lankan Tamils and asked if Pa...05 Feb, 2015, 01.14 PM IST
- For Sri Lankan refugees, time may have come to returnThe Indian government is mulling the idea of sending Lankan Tamil refugees like Sujivani -over one lakh still live in India -back home to S...05 Feb, 2015, 11.05 AM IST
- Tamil Nadu CM asks Centre to defer meeting on repatriation of refugeesO Panneerselvam today termed Centre's decision to hold an inter-ministerial meeting to discuss repatriation of Lankan Tamil refugees as "pr...28 Jan, 2015, 02.53 PM IST
- Hope springs quietly for Lankan refugees stranded in India"For over 20 years they have lived outside their country and now they are hopeful that conditions will improve to facilitate their return."10 Jan, 2015, 03.29 PM IST
- Citizenship to Sri Lankan refugees in Tamil Nadu: HC issues noticesThe Court ordered issue of notices to state and central governments on a PIL challenging denial of Indian citizenship to Lankan refugees in...09 Oct, 2013, 10.41 PM IST
- Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa announces welfare measures for Sri Lankan Tamil refugeesJayalalithaa today ordered extension of the government's comprehensive health insurance scheme to Sri Lankan Tamil refugees.24 Mar, 2012, 02.56 PM IST
- 28,500 Indian-origin refugees to get Lankan citizenshipAbout 28,500 Tamils of Indian-origin now living in refugee camps in Tamil Nadu will soon get Sri Lankan citizenships, a prominent Marxist p...06 Jun, 2008, 03.40 PM IST
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