@nayanikaaa @sarkar_swati @INCIndia `Indian Tamizhs' - these were the plantation workers who were taken to Sri Lanka during the late 1890s - have been repatriated by Sri Lanka in the 1960s and 1970s due to a treaty. These Tamizhs should have been given Indian citizenship by the treaty, but have not been. These+
@nayanikaaa @sarkar_swati @INCIndia +-or rather their descendants-want Indian citizenship formally, though many have been informally been included, just like in Bengal. The Jaffna Tamizhs are divided. Some want Indian citizenship, especially those who fought against the Sri Lankan army, but those refugees who have+
@nayanikaaa @sarkar_swati @INCIndia +property in Sri Lanka may want to return, if proper conditions are created. Anyway, CAA does not compel anyone to accept Indian citizenship. We can have relaxed visa rules for the Sri Lankan Tamizhs alongside the CAA for them too. Bhutanese Hindus also deserve citizenship.
