Tamil New Zealander
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Tamil New Zealanders are New Zealand citizens and residents of Tamil ethnicity or ancestry. An estimated number of 3000 Tamils currently reside in the country.[1] The 2013 New Zealand census found 732 people usually resident who identified as Sri Lankan Tamil, and 303 as Indian Tamil.[2]
Notable Tamil personalities
- Mayu Pasupati, Jaffna-born New Zealand cricketer
- Brannavan Gnanalingam - Novelist and film critic
- Ahi Karunaharan - Actor, Writer, Director, Musician and Producer
- Kumar Velambalam - President of the New Zealand Sri Lanka Foundation[3]
- Vanushi Walters - Human rights activist and lawyer
References
- ↑ "History of the Tamil Diaspora". V. Sivasupramaniam. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "2013 Census totals by topic - Table 7". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "New Zealand Sri Lanka Foundation contacts". New Zealand Sri Lanka Foundation. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
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