Pilgrimage to Sri Lankan Katchatheevu islet for annual St. Anthony’s Church festival cancelled
The Hindu
Cancellation of Katchatheevu pilgrimage due to fishermen strike, affecting over 3,450 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu.
Coordinator of the Katchatheevu Pilgrims Committee and parish priest of St. Joseph’s Church, Verkottu, in Rameswaram on Wednesday, announced the cancellation of the pilgrimage from Rameswaram to the Sri Lankan islet of Katchatheevu for the St. Anthony’s Church annual festival scheduled on February 23 and 24 . The move follows an indefinite strike called for by mechanised boats fishermen of Rameswaram.
In a communication addressed to Ramanathapuram district Collector B. Vishnu Chandran, the priest, M. Santiagu, said due to the indefinite strike by the mechanised boats associations, pilgrims from Rameswaram and other parts of Tamil Nadu could not be taken to Katchatheevu by boats. Hence, the pilgrimage from Tamil Nadu is being cancelled.
Stating that around 3,450 pilgrims from various places had registered themselves for the pilgrimage, the Parish Priest appealed to them not to proceed towards Rameswaram for their onward journey to Katchatheevu.
Earlier in the day however, members of the Country Craft Fishermen’s Association staged a protest in front of the Fisheries office in Pamban seeking permission for 10 of their boats, with pilgrims, to sail to Katchatheevu to take part in festival.
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