“There is a gap between early settlers and recent Tamil asylum-seekers in the community”
Illungko, Rev Manopavan, Sothika, Thaya, Ramesh Source: SBS Tamil
RaySel, Executive Producer of SBS Tamil, visited Brisbane on 25 June 2022 and met with Tamil community leaders and asylum-seekers. Krish Illungko (Australian Tamil Congress), Rev Subramaniam Manopavan, Sothika Gnaaneswaran, Thavarasa Thayaparan, Sambasivam Sreekuhan (Tamil Diaspora Association of Queensland) Sutha Sivashanmugam participated in a discussion on the issues and challenges faced by the Tamil asylum-seekers in Queensland.
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