Reports have alleged that 23 Tamil Nadu fishermen have been arrested and 5 boats seized by the Sri Lankan Navy, in yet another frequently occurring attack on Indian fishermen.
The fishermen were fishing near the Katchatheevu Island in the Palk Strait when attacked, with reports that 20 other boats were also assaulted and had their nets confiscated.
Just last month Tamil Nadu Chief Minister wrote to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh concerning the “unrelenting, harsh attitude of the Sri Lankan Navy”.
Singh labelled the use of force against fishermen “totally unacceptable” in November last year and raised the issue with President Rajapaksa, yet the attacks have continued regularly since then.
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