TN’s first Sri Lankan-Tamil traditional food shop opens in Thoothukudi

THOOTHUKUDI : Indian MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi inaugurated a Sri Lankan Tamil traditional food outlet, named Olai Puttu Kadai, at Mattakadai, in Thoothukudi, on Thursday. The shop, run by the Sadhanai Pookal women self-help group, attached to the Sri Lankan rehabilitation centre, was established with assistance from the UNHRC.

The city corporation had allotted space, at its commercial centre in Mattakadai, for the Lankan Tamil women to operate the food centre. Advantage Food Private Limited provided training to the women on manufacturing hygienic food.

“This is the first such shop in the State. Over 300 women self-help groups are functioning, among the Lankan refugees, and each is being provided Rs 1.25 lakh by the State government,” Kanimozhi said, following the inauguration. Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Minister, Geetha Jeevan, and Collector, Dr. K Senthil Raj, were among those present. – (NIE)