So far, 16 refugees have arrived in the state as the island nation is facing its worst economic crisis

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday said that his government is in touch with the Centre to legally handle the influx of refugees from Sri Lanka, reported PTI.

“The Tamil Nadu government will strive to ensure a new dawn to the Lankan Tamils,” he told the state Assembly.

Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948 and several citizens of the country are fleeing the island nation.

16 refugees, fleeing food shortage and economic misery in Sri Lanka which is facing a forex crisis, have landed in Tamil Nadu but are facing an uncertain future as India has no law to safeguard them.