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Photograph: The Hindu |
Fishermen in Rameswaram staged a demonstration in protest of the continuing arrests of Tamil Nadu fishermen and the confiscation of their boats, The Hindu reported.
Members of all mechanised boats fishermen associations, raised slogans against the Sri Lankan navy for intimidating the Indian fishermen when they ventured into sea.
Fishermen leader P. Sesu Raja urged Delhi to press Sri Lanka to secure the release of boats and fishermen arrested after the third round of talks with their Lankan counterparts in Chennai on March 24.
Mr Raja said there were favourable expectations from Tamil Nadu fishermen for reaching an agreement on the fishing dispute but that there were disturbing reports of President Maithripala Sirisena ordering the arrest of fishermen who crossed the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL).
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