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அவுஸ்திரெலியா செனட் தேர்தலில் ஈழத்தமிழ் ஒருவர் போட்டியிடுகிறார்.

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Tamil refugee, Brami Jegan, seeks Senate seat

AS an ex-banker of Tamil heritage, Brami Jegan has hardly been plucked from central casting for a life in Australian politics.

"I know, my background is a bit different," the newly anointed Greens Senate candidate says with a laugh. "But I've got nothing to hide. I'm here because I want to contribute to our society."

Ms Jegan, 30, was born in the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. But with the civil war raging, her family moved to Somalia, Tanzania and Malaysia before finally settling in Sydney as refugees when she was eight. Her first career was as an investment banker with Macquarie Bank and JPMorgan for eight years.

But Ms Jegan determined to chart a more public-minded course after returning to Sri Lanka in 2002 for two weeks with her father.

"Seeing children blind through malnutrition, and adults without arms and legs because of landmines, it was really confronting," Ms Jegan says. "And that's when I decided to do something more with my life. That was the beginning of a road that led here, to a career in politics."

Having worked as a journalist with SBS, and currently as a communications officer with Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA, Ms Jegan is also expecting the scrutiny that comes with seeking public office -- even if, ranked fourth on the Greens Senate ticket in NSW, her chances of winning a seat are slim.

Last year in England, her uncle, Arunachalam Chrishanthakumar -- known as AC Shanthan -- was jailed for two years for aiding the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the notorious Tamil Tigers militia outlawed in Britain as a terrorist organisation.

The founder of the British Tamil Association, Shanthan was found to have acquired electrical componentry and military manuals for the LTTE. Three other charges were dismissed.

"Yes, it happened, but I don't believe I have anything to apologise for," the Greens candidate says, pointing to a transcript of the judge's comments in which her uncle was called "a thoroughly decent man" who hadn't sought to "assist (the LTTE) in war".

"The fact is my uncle was trying to help Tamils in Sri Lanka. But he wasn't a terrorist," she says.

Unsurprisingly, Ms Jegan nominates refugee policy as her main political focus. She is a regular visitor to the 39 Tamil asylum-seekers held at Villawood Detention Centre in Sydney's west.

And while she agrees Sri Lanka is more secure now, she cites the latest UNHCR report in stating the threat still exists for some, and that asylum-seekers should be assessed case by case.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/tamil-refugee-seeks-senate-seat/story-e6frgczf-1225890477817

வெற்றி பெற வாழ்த்துகிறேன்!!

-- http://bramijegan.wordpress.com/

-- http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/42746

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Hi all,

a lot of the elders in the community who have been so fantastically supportive think it would be a good idea to get together this Sunday - so we can plan the next four weeks before the election and how we can mobilise the Tamil community to 'Vote 1 The Greens'.

So pls meet 10.45 @ the Homebush Boys portables.

The meeting must finish by 12pm as there are various other commitmens on that day.

I hope to see you all there and please do invite anyone who you think will be interested in coming to learn more about 'Tamils For Greens', my candidacy, the election process etc

I would also like to hear suggestions/ideas from you also.

Would be great if you can pass on the msg to the youth too - as I will be explaining preferential voting etc - which is important to understand when we go and hand out 'how to vote cards' etc.

kind regards

brami

'Vote 1 The Greens'

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