Having successfully completed its first year, the Olaiputtu restaurant in Thoothukudi, run by a group of women Sri Lankan refugees, took a pledge to focus on hygiene, and delivering quality food to its customers.
The novel initiative was started with the objective of making the women self-reliant, by a group of like-minded people from different walks of life including those from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), who shared their views with Lok Sabha MP Kanimozhi, about a year ago. Agreeing to help, Ms. Kanimozhi held discussions with Social Welfare Minister P. Geetha Jeevan, Thoothukudi Mayor N. P. Jagan and the Collector.
