'Sri Lanka not safe for Tamils': Refugee group sounds alarm on deportation

A war of words is continuing around what conditions the Biloela Tamil family may face if sent to Sri Lanka.

The Biloela family and their supporters hope they will be allowed to stay in Australia permanently. Source: AAP

The Australian government is showing no sign of backing down on the case of Priya, Nades and their two Australian-born daughters, maintaining Sri Lanka will be safe for them.

It's a point that some Tamil Australians strongly push back against.

"What people need to understand is that the Sri Lankan government committed a genocide against Tamils just 10 years ago. More than 100,000 Tamils were murdered by the Sri Lankan armed forces," spokesman for the Tamil Refugee Council Aran Mylvaganam told SBS News.

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