The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, reiterating her stance that the Indo-Sri Lankan Agreements of 1974 and 1976 were the underlying causes of troubles faced by Tamil Nadu fisherman that were continuously detained by Sri Lanka’s navy.
Commenting on Sri Lanka’s Katchatheevu islet, Ms Jayalalitha said that the ceding of the island to Sri Lanka during the Indo-Lanka Agreements was the root cause of the fishermen’s problem.
In a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said the “pathetic plight” of Tamil Nadu fishermen “denied the right to peaceful fishing in traditional waters of the Palk Bay to which they have a historical claim.
Criticising the Indo-Lanka agreements, she added,
“I have repeatedly and emphatically brought to your notice Tamil Nadu’s consistent stance about the unconstitutionality of the Indo-Sri Lankan Agreements of 1974 and 1976 and the ceding of the Katchatheevu islet, which is the root cause of the problem.”
Tamil Nadu chief minister writes to Modi over repeated arrests (13 Oct 2015)
Commenting on Sri Lanka’s Katchatheevu islet, Ms Jayalalitha said that the ceding of the island to Sri Lanka during the Indo-Lanka Agreements was the root cause of the fishermen’s problem.
In a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said the “pathetic plight” of Tamil Nadu fishermen “denied the right to peaceful fishing in traditional waters of the Palk Bay to which they have a historical claim.
Criticising the Indo-Lanka agreements, she added,
“I have repeatedly and emphatically brought to your notice Tamil Nadu’s consistent stance about the unconstitutionality of the Indo-Sri Lankan Agreements of 1974 and 1976 and the ceding of the Katchatheevu islet, which is the root cause of the problem.”
Tamil Nadu chief minister writes to Modi over repeated arrests (13 Oct 2015)