Sri Lankan navy arrest 9 Tamil Nadu fishermen

The Sri Lankan navy arrested at least nine Tamil Nadu fishermen on Sunday for allegedly poaching and detained two fishing trawlers.

The arrest comes days after fishermen in Tamil Nadu held a strike, protesting over the Sri Lankan government's refusal to hand back detained fishing boats.

Earlier this month, the Sri Lankan government released 102 Tamil Nadu fishermen as a 'good-will measure' to mark the Tamil festival of Thai Pongal.

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