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The Sri Lankan Government last week assured a ten-member delegation of Indian Members of Parliament from Tamil Nadu that 58,000 internally-displaced Sri Lankan Tamils in camps will be sent back to their native places within 15 days. The remaining Tamils would return gradually.

This was announced by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M. Karunanidhi on the return of the delegation from Colombo. He said, totally, there were about 2.5 lakh people in the camps. He said, the delegation members ...