Fishermen arrests: Congress to protest in front of Sri Lankan Embassy in Chennai on October 27

Condemning the continued arrests of Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, All India Fisherman Congress nationalist president S. Armstrong Fernando said that the Fishermen helping would organise a protestation successful beforehand of the Sri Lankan Embassy successful Chennai connected October 27.

In a statement, helium said that this twelvemonth alone, the Sri Lankan Navy had confiscated much than 30 boats and arrested 180 fishermen. “Since the BJP authorities came to powerfulness successful 2014, attacks connected fishermen person accrued manifold. In the past 5 years alone, cases person been filed against much than 200 boats. Of this, 150 boats person been nationalised by the Sri Lankan Navy. The wood and different parts are being sold successful Jaffna,” helium alleged.