Sri Lankan Tamils seeking Indian Citizenship

A panel was constituted by the Tamil Nadu Government to find durable solutions for short and long-term issues faced by the Sri Lankan Tamils living in and out of camps across the State. The panel has decided to undertake a survey to ascertain how many among them want Indian citizenship.

• Although 50% of camp population wanted Indian citizenship on grounds of their Indian origin and citizenship by birth for their children, the tag of ‘illegal migrants’ on Sri Lankan Tamils is acting as an obstacle in their legal demand for citizenship.
• Tamils from Sri Lanka in TN could be categorized under following ....