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Wife of terror group 'member' backed by Anandasangaree not his constituent: documents

Wife of terror group 'member' backed by Anandasangaree not his constituent: documents

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Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said he was helping a constituent when he lobbied federal officials to let Senthuran Selvakumaran, who Canadian officials determined to be a member of the Tamil Tigers terror group, resettle in Canada. But as Mercedes Stephenson reports, court records suggest the woman Anandasangaree claims he helped is not actually his consistuent.
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