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End legal uncertainty to SL Tamil refugees living in TN, consider citizenship or long-term visa: Stalin urges Modi

Chennai, Feb 15 (UNI) Calling for an end to the legal uncertainty faced by the Sri Lankan Tamil refugees settled in the state for over four decades, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take a humanitarian approach in this issue and consider granting them citizenship or long-term visa.
“Despite their decades-long residence and integration into the social fabric, many continue to lack access to durable legal solutions such as citizenship or long-term visa status", he said.
"Today, approximately 89,000 individuals continue to reside in Tamil Nadu – a significant proportion of whom have lived in India for more than 30 years, and nearly 40 percent of whom were born on Indian soil,” Mr Stalin said in a Demi Official letter to the Prime Minister.
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