The Sri Lanka Navy has arrested 264 Indian fishermen and seized 36 trawlers this yr.(Representative picture/Shutterstock)(Representative picture/Shutterstock)
The arrested fishermen had been taken by the Lankan Naval personnel for handing them over to authorities of their nation
As many as 16 fishermen of Tamil Nadu, who had been fishing close to the Palk Strait, had been arrested on Sunday by the Sri Lankan Navy, officers mentioned.
The arrested fishermen had been taken by the Lankan Naval personnel for handing them over to authorities of their nation, they mentioned. Their two boats have additionally been seized and brought away, they added.
PMK founder chief S Ramadoss on his Twitter deal with condemned the fishermen’s arrest. Lanka constantly arresting Tamil Nadu fishermen and seizing their boats results in lack of livelihoods. “If a single boat is confiscated, a minimal of 20 households, comprising about 100 members of such households are affected.” Ramadoss urged the Central government to find a permanent solution to the decades long issue. He requested the State and Central governments to get fishermen and their seized boats released immediately.
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