‘Put pressure on Centre to protect fishermen’
The Hindu
O. Panneerselvam urges Stalin to take up the issue with the Ministry of External Affairs
AIADMK coordinator O. Panneerselvam on Monday urged Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to take up with the Union Ministry of External Affairs the issue of protecting the fishing rights and safety of Indian fishermen. In a statement, he contended that the fishermen faced several challenges and pointed out the harassment faced by Indian fishermen from Sri Lankan navy personnel, when the former went to the high seas after the fishing ban expired on June 30. Mr. Panneerselvam cited reports about the harassment by Sri Lankan personnel on Indian fishermen in multiple incidents and contended that the safety of the fishermen had become a matter of concern.More Related News