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The railway route linking the political home of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels with the rest of the island rolled into service on Saturday after a 23-year interruption. The day marked a proud moment not only for Sri Lanka but also for Indian Railways whose PSU Ircon International had undertaken the rebuilding project.
The project is a part of efforts to promote reconciliation with the Tamil minority and heal the scars of the long-running separatist conflict. The train, carrying President Mahinda Rajapakse, arrived in the town of Kilinochchi, 330 kms north of Colombo, four years after the end of a nearly four-decade civil war.