Why we tried to commit suicide - Tamil refugee Bhaskaran

Bhaskaran Kumarasamy, an Eelam Tamil refugee and former member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), faces threat of imminent deportation from Tamil Nadu to Sri Lanka as a court ruling in June put into question his status as a refugee in India.

Bhaskaran Kumarasamy, a Tamil refugee at special Camp in Trichy Source: Bhaskaran Kumarasamy

Kulasegaram Sanchayan finds out from Bhaskaran why he and a few others tried to commit suicide.

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