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Lankan Navy arrests four fishermen from Rameshwaram
RAMESWARAM [Maha Media]: Four Indian fishermen from Rameswaram were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday.
While some of these fishermen were fishing in the Gulf of Mannar between Dhanushkodi and Thalaimannar, the Sri Lankan Navy arrived in the area and seized the motorboat IND-TN-10-MM-1072 owned by M Muniyasamy from Rameswaram and the four fishermen.
The four fishermen named Thangaraj (40), T. Lingam (59), Selvam (50) and Irulandi (50) from Veppangulam, all of whom were from Rameswaram, were arrested for fishing across the border.
They are being taken to the Mannar Navy camp for questioning. This has caused unrest among the fishermen from Rameswaram.
The sea worker's union state secretary, CR Senthilvel, speaking to news agency, said that our navy failed to protect our fishermen.
"Our 4 fishermen from Rameshwaram who went for fishing were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy, and even one of their boat were captured. Our fishermen were fishing in the Indian borders near Dhanushkodi. The question is whether our Indian Military is doing security work in this region. Our Indian Navy failed to protect our fishermen. Indian government is simply watching the arrest of our fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy, which too coming into our borders. This has been usual. These regional fishermen's livelihoods were hugely affected. Indian government should interfere in this," said Senthilvel.
