The occupants — some of whom were displaced to the Vanni and other parts of the country during the brutal war — returned only to find out they could go nowhere near their land. Once their home, it had now become an exclusive domain of the army. “We don’t even know if our homes are there or have been demolished,” said A. Kunapalasingam, president of the Vali-North Rehabilitation and Resettlement Committee.

via: http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/a-case-of-homes-schools-and-livelihoods-sacrificed-in-the-name-of-security/article5437295.ece

source: www.thehindu.com

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