A three-year-old child, whose parents from Tamil Nadu were found dead in Mississippi in the U.S. in May 2022, is set to arrive in Chennai on April 1. The Indian aunt of the child has secured his custody after a legal battle.
On his arrival with his kin in Chennai, the child (a citizen of the U.S. by birth) is likely to go to the native place of one of his parents, who hail from Madurai and Tiruchi districts. The child is an OCI cardholder.
The Commissionerate of Rehabilitation and Welfare of Non-Resident Tamils, the Non-Resident Tamils’ Welfare Board, the Union Ministry of External Affairs, the Indian diaspora, representatives of various Tamil associations and authorities in the U.S. have been coordinating with the child’s kin in this regard.
