Rameswaram : There are two unusual `guest refugees’ from Sri Lanka. The Government need not spend a single paisa on them. The police or security personnel, who interrogate all refugees, did not do so and instead, the guests were given a warm welcome at the Dhanushkodi police station on Sunday.
Curious? The ‘guests’ were a pair of parrots. Immediately after the box, in which they were kept, was opened, the ‘guests’flew out and fondly sat on the shoulders of 15-year-old Bhovana Nishanthini Lombert, a refugee from Pesalai in Mannar district.
On seeing the visitors, more than 100 refugees, who arrived at Dhanushkodi from Sri Lanka, and policemen surrounded the girl to watch the friendly play of the two birds. The departure of Bhovana and her family to Tamil Nadu through illegal boats was delayed, thanks to these birds, as she was unwilling to part with her loving parrots. Pasool Rock (39), father of Bhovana, who decided to abandon all his belongings decided to put the birds in a safe box. ” I love these birds as much as I love my three brothers and parents,” said Bhovana.
