Australian Tamil to return home

An Australian Tamil reported missing in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, is safe according to the Department of Foreign Affairs and is said to be on his way back to Australia. But mystery still surrounds just what happened to Premakumar Gunaratnam.

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Published 10 April 2012 8:11pm

Updated 26 August 2013 10:48am

By Luke Waters

Source: SBS

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An Australian Tamil reported missing in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, is safe according to the Department of Foreign Affairs and is said to be on his way back to Australia.

But mystery still surrounds just what happened to Premakumar Gunaratnam, with Sri Lankan authorities and his wife reporting differing versions of the events.

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