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The Sornalingams on their wedding day, 15 July 1983, in northern Jaffna. A week later they were caught in the worst riots in Sri Lanka after Independence and two weeks later were living in a welfare centre.
Courtesy the family

  • The Sornalingams on their wedding day, 15 July 1983, in northern Jaffna. A week later they were caught in the worst riots in Sri Lanka after Independence and two weeks later were living in a welfare centre.

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  • Credits Courtesy the family
  • Themes Politics and Economics
  • Regions Sri Lanka

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