Katchatheevu festival: give priority to fisherfolk, says MP
The Hindu
They have been attending it from time immemorial: Navaskani
Since the Sri Lanka government proposes to permit only 500 people into Katchatheevu for the annual St. Antony’s festival, citing COVID-19 pandemic, the union government must give priority to fisherfolk from Tamil Nadu, said Ramanathapuram MP K. Navaskani.
In a press release, he said that from time immemorial, fishermen, particularly those from Ramanathapuram district, participated in large numbers in the two-day festival held in March every year. However, it is learnt that the Sri Lankan authorities would permit only 500 people to take part in the festival, and moreover the participants should have taken the booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
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