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The Union and Tamil Nadu governments are coordinating with Tamil diaspora in the United States of America to aid an Indian woman in her legal struggle to obtain the custody of her two-year old nephew, whose parents were found dead in Mississippi in May last year..
Acting on a representation from the aunt of the two-year old baby (who is a U.S. citizen by birth), the Tamil Nadu governments Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Board earlier this month took up the issue with the External Affairs Ministry to help the family of the babys parents, who were natives of Usilampatti in Madurai district...
Earlier this week, Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Board chairperson Karthikeya Sivasenapathy chaired a meeting in Memphis in Tennessee State with the babys family members, officials from the Consulate General of India, Atlanta, office-bearers from REACTION (Response Emergency Access & Care To Indian Overseas Network Team, Inc.), representatives from Mid-South Tamil Sangam, volunteers from Dallas, among others...
After the issue went to a local court, a report from the Child Welfare Committee from Tamil Nadu was produced to support the case of the babys aunt, who has secured visitation rights, while the temporary custody of the baby remained with another family fighting for the custody...
