Born in Mandapam refugee camp, Nalini becomes first to get Indian citizenship

Nalini. Inset: Advocate Romeo Credit: Tamil Indian Express

Nalini was born in a refugee camp in 1986 in Tamil Nadu’s Mandapam, the first stop for those fleeing Sri Lanka during its civil war.She has become the first Sri Lankan refugee to be granted Indian citizenship on September 29. Renuka brings her story.

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