english: As an eight year-old, he and his parents fled the Sri Lankan capital because Singhalese mobs were roaming the city, looking for Tamils like Renu to murder.
non_english: Ako osemročný, on a jeho rodičia utiekli z hlavného mesta, lebo singhálske gangy prechádzali mestom hľadajúc Tamilov ako Renu, aby ich zabili.