01-11-2005, 01:41 PM
சந்திரிகா அம்மையார் சுனாமியால் அநாதரவான ஒரு தமிழ் பெண் குழ்ந்தையை தத்து எடுத்து வள்ர்க்கப்போகிறாராம்:
11th JAN 13:34 hrs IST
'Sri Lanka's President wants to adopt Tamil tsunami orphan'
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[b]Colombo: President Chandrika Kumaratunga wants to adopt a minority ethnic Tamil child orphaned by last month's tsunami, the state-run Daily News reported on Tuesday.
Kumaratunga, who is from Sri Lanka's Sinhalese majority, was "visibly shaken" at a meeting she was heading to discuss rehabilitation efforts. She said "she will adopt a Tamil girl victim of the tsunami disaster," the Daily News said.
Kumaratunga, who has two children, is against sending youngsters to orphanages, it said. The December 26 tsunami killed more than 30,000 people in this island nation, and people have expressed hope that the disaster will help Sri Lankans come together across the ethnic divide.
A truce between Tamil rebels and the government has held with few infractions since 2002, but peace talks broke down in April 2003. A civil war between the two sides has killed 65,000 people since 1983. The rebels seek to carve out a Tamil homeland.
source: manoramaonline
11th JAN 13:34 hrs IST
'Sri Lanka's President wants to adopt Tamil tsunami orphan'
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[b]Colombo: President Chandrika Kumaratunga wants to adopt a minority ethnic Tamil child orphaned by last month's tsunami, the state-run Daily News reported on Tuesday.
Kumaratunga, who is from Sri Lanka's Sinhalese majority, was "visibly shaken" at a meeting she was heading to discuss rehabilitation efforts. She said "she will adopt a Tamil girl victim of the tsunami disaster," the Daily News said.
Kumaratunga, who has two children, is against sending youngsters to orphanages, it said. The December 26 tsunami killed more than 30,000 people in this island nation, and people have expressed hope that the disaster will help Sri Lankans come together across the ethnic divide.
A truce between Tamil rebels and the government has held with few infractions since 2002, but peace talks broke down in April 2003. A civil war between the two sides has killed 65,000 people since 1983. The rebels seek to carve out a Tamil homeland.
source: manoramaonline