Wife of death row fisherman seeks Madras High Court action

The wife of one of the five Tamil Nadu fisherman sentenced to death by a Sri Lankan court this week has filed a motion at the Madras High Court, seeking the appointment of a counsel to appeal the sentence, reports PTI.

Lavanya, the wife of one of the fishermen named Emerson, has also called on the Union Home Minister to intervene, the news agency added.

Protests against the sentencing continued across Tamil Nadu on Saturday, with demonstrators shouting anti-Sri Lankan slogans and burning effigies of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

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