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Trincomalee camp residents say promised Sri Lankan state support never came

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View(active tab)EditDeleteRevisions Trincomalee camp residents say promised Sri Lankan state support never cameDec 4, 2025 Open configuration options Families sheltering at the Muttur Pattithidal Maha Vidyalayam relief camp in Trincomalee have condemned the Sri Lankan government’s response to the worsening disaster, saying that no senior officials or military personnel had visited them despite repeated state assurances of coordinated relief.

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Canadian Tamils commemorate Maaveerar Naal

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