Returnees not stateless any more, but demand state support
Life may not be easy, but there is no place like home says N. Vadivel, 80, seen with his family in this picture. Photo: Meera Srinivasan
MEERA SRINIVASAN
When Chelliah Suriyakumar heads out to the sea, he is fully aware of the uncertainty of his earnings for the day. “Depending on the catch, it could be 1,500 [rupees], 400, or nothing at all,” says the fisherman in Velanai Island, off Jaffna’s coast
