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A conception of section fishermen successful Kodiyakkarai continued their indefinite accelerated for the 3rd time connected Wednesday, demanding the merchandise of sportfishing boats seized earlier this week and protesting the beingness of fishermen from different districts successful section waters.
Every twelvemonth during the northeast monsoon, fishermen from neighbouring districts anchor their boats astatine Kodiyakkarai and prosecute successful sportfishing activities. Local fishermen allege that the large-scale accomplishment of these “outside” fishermen affects their livelihood and person urged the authorities not to licence them to run successful the area.
Despite bid talks held precocious betwixt officials and representatives of some groups, tensions flared again connected Monday erstwhile fishermen from Arcot Thurai and adjacent villages reportedly detained 8 boats belonging to visiting fishermen, alleging usurpation of the agreed guidelines. The detained fishermen were aboriginal released, but the seized boats stay docked astatine the Arcot Thurai jetty, triggering caller protests.
The indefinite fast, which began connected Monday nether the enactment of societal activistic Anandharaman, entered its 3rd time connected Wednesday connected the Mariamman temple premises successful Kodiyakkarai. Protesters reiterated their request for the contiguous merchandise of the boats and urged the authorities to enforce the bid accord strictly.
Former Minister and Vedaranayam MLA O.S. Manian, erstwhile MLAs S.K. Vedarathinam and N.V. Kamarasu, and Vedaranayam municipal president M.M. Pugazhendhi visited the protestation venue and interacted with the fasting fishermen.
