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Fisherman deported from Sri Lanka returns home, confirms Indian High Commission
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 13 (ANI): One Indian fisherman has been deported from Sri Lanka and has reached India, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said on a post on X, the High Commission stated, 'One Indian fisherman has been deported from Sri Lanka and has reached India." The development comes at a time when incidents of Sri Lankan Navy violations are on the rise. Following the end of the fishing ban on June 15, the Sri Lankan Navy apprehended 50 Rameswaram fishermen along with their 7 motorboats and one national boat. In response, fishermen have urged the central and state governments to take immediate action to secure the release of these fishermen and their have also demanded that steps be taken to stop the Sri Lankan Navy's repeated intrusions that disrupt them and to restore their right to fish in their traditional areas, where Tamil Nadu fishermen are currently being denied access.A protest was staged in Thangachimadam, where the fishermen reiterated their demands, including the immediate release of 24 fishermen who were arrested while fishing and have been imprisoned as convicts between 2024 and 2025. A large number of fishermen participated in the demonstration, which was led by All Fishermen's Association President Sesuraj, raising slogans in support of their fishermen announced that they would hold a hunger strike on August 15, coinciding with Independence Day. If the central and state governments still fail to act after that, they warned they would launch a train strike on August 19, continuing until all their demands are protests come in the backdrop of the Sri Lankan Navy arresting 14 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district on August 6. Four of them were taken into custody from Thondi, Thiruppalai, while 10 others, were arrested from the Pamban area of Rameswaram in the same fishermen arrested from Thiruppalai have been identified as Vimalraj (24), Mathesh (20), Sakthi (18) and Karthi (18).Sea Workers' Association State President S. Muruganantham, speaking to ANI, said, 'The Sri Lanka Navy has arrested 4 fishermen from Thondi, Thiruppalai — Vimalraj (24), Mathesh (20), Sakthi (18) and Karthi (18) — who went fishing in a country boat from Thondi in Ramanathapuram district yesterday, along with the boat they were on. Similarly, the Sri Lanka Navy arrested 10 fishermen from Pamban who went fishing in a boat INT-TN-10-MM-2702 yesterday."The incident of the Sri Lanka Navy arresting 14 fishermen from Ramanathapuram district in a single day has caused unrest among the fishermen. (ANI)
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06-08-2025
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Sri Lankan Navy arrests 14 fishermen from Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 6 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy arrested fourteen Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district. The four of them were arrested from Thondi, Thiruppalai, this morning, and 10 fishermen, who went fishing on Tuesday, were arrested from the Pamban area of Rameswaram in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil fishermen arrested from Thiruppalai have been identified as: Vimalraj (24), Mathesh (20), Sakthi (18), and Karthi (18).Sea Workers' Association State President, speaking to ANI, said, 'The Sri Lanka Navy has arrested 4 fishermen from Thondi, Thiruppalai, Vimalraj (24), Mathesh (20), Sakthi (18), and Karthi (18), who went fishing in a country boat from Thondi in Ramanathapuram district yesterday, along with the boat they were on. Similarly, the Sri Lanka Navy arrested 10 fishermen from Pamban who went fishing in a boat INT-TN-10-MM-2702 yesterday."The incident of the Sri Lanka Navy arresting 14 fishermen from Ramanathapuram district in a single day has caused unrest among the on July 29, five fishermen from Rameswaram were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) while to the State Secretary of the Fishermen Association, NJ Bose, the fishermen had ventured out to sea on Monday despite fears of repeated violations by the Sri Lankan Navy.'Fearing to go fishing due to the ongoing violations by the Sri Lankan Navy, the fishermen set out from Rameswaram yesterday, more than 360 boats," Bose told fishermen were operating in the Gulf of Mannar, in waters between Dhanushkodi and Thalaimannar, when the Sri Lankan Navy intercepted them. A mechanised boat owned by a local fisherman named Justin was seized, and the five fishermen on board were arrested individuals were identified as Justin (56) and Mobin (20) from Thangachimadam, Simon (53) from Rameswaram, and Denison (36) and Shekar (30) from Pamban–all residents of the Rameswaram claimed, 'They are being taken to the Mannar Navy camp for questioning." He added that the incident has triggered unrest among the fishing community in on July 20, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MP M Thambidurai, after attending the all-party meeting convened by the Centre ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, had said that the party would raise the plight of Tamil Nadu fishermen, among other pressing to ANI, MP M Thambidurai said, 'Tamil Nadu fishermen are suffering a lot. The Sri Lankan army kills many Tamil fishermen, so it is important to pay attention to this. Similarly, whatever promises the Sri Lankan government has made, they must be fulfilled in time". (ANI)
