Sri Lankan-born Tamil man, Kamalanathan Pakkianathan, also known as Theepan, has been granted permanent residency in Australia and is currently employed at Gunnedah Leather Processors. He has decided to share his story of fear, hunger, frustration and, eventually, triumph on his journey to freedom with the Namoi Valley Independent.

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