They should be given ration cards, homes, jobs and citizenship, he said.
While refugees from Bangladesh and Nepal have been enjoying these benefits, Ravi Shankar wondered why everyone has turned a blind eye to the sufferings of Sri Lankan Tamils in Tamil Nadu.
He also said that all help should be provided to Sri Lanka to help resettle the estimated 300,000 Tamils who are in refugee camps since the war ended in May.
Sri Lankan Tamils began fleeing to Tamil Nadu since the 1983 anti-Tamil violence. Tamil Nadu is separated from Sri Lanka by a narrow strip of sea.
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