[Below is a map of Sri Lanka were they came from. Why could they not have fled to India and claimed asylum there? It is not likely that their 'oppressors' would track them down in among 1.2 billion people in India-ed]
Action Group of Tamil Asylum Seekers (AGTAS) held a successful protest at Trafalgar Square in Central London, against deportation of Tamil asylum seekers, sources from the UK said. The protest was well attended to and was held in support of 1000s of Tamils who are to be deported to Sri Lanka in the coming months.
The British government’s decision to deport Tamils, followed a serious of false promises by the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) that Tamils would not be targeted any longer by the Sri Lankan Armed Forces.
The British government has been accepting Tamils as political refugees since the late 70s, when the Sinhala majority began a campaign of genocide against the Tamil speaking people on the island.
Since then around 800, 000 Tamils have left the island to seek political asylum in several countries including Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France and India.
Meanwhile, the GoSL has been paying a number of Tamil speakers to give western states a false pretence that in 2006 the political situation has changed and that Tamils are safe on the island.
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