Viraj Mendis
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title:
Viraj Mendis
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Viraj Mendis was a Sri Lankan national who claimed the right of sanctuary at the Church of the Ascension in Hulme, Manchester, England during the 1980s. Mendis had arrived in the United Kingdom in October 1973 on a twelve-month student visa but overstayed his visa. He was an active supporter of the Sri Lankan Tamils and, in the UK, the Revolutionary Communist Group and claimed danger of death if he was sent back to Sri Lanka. Following a march to protest against his deportation on 20 December 19
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Sri Lankan national
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viraj_Mendis
date created:
2010-08-07T20:27:28Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T18:06:15Z
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