Fishermen associations in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram launched an indefinite strike on Saturday following the death of a fisherman by a Sri Lankan Navy vessel at 5 nautical miles north of Katchatheevu Island.
The statement said that a collision was reported earlier the same day between a Sri Lankan naval vessel and an Indian fishing boat 5 nautical miles north of Katchatheevu Island
Fishermen, fisherwomen, along with many leaders, staged a protest at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu on Friday in demand of the immediate release of 74 fishermen who were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy this year.
The Sri Lankan Navy apprehended 13 Indian fishermen and seized three boats near Delft Island in the Palk Bay Sea area of the Indian Ocean early in the morning on Thursday.
A decision regarding the protest was made by the association members at a meeting held in front of the fishing token issuing office near Rameswaram fishing port. The meeting was chaired by the association's secretary, Jesuraj.
According to the Port Officer, Pampan Port, "A well-marked low-pressure area over west-central and adjoining south Bay of Bengal moved northeastwards during the past 12 hours, concentrated into a depression, and lay centred at 0530 hrs IST of Thursday, May 23, 2024, over central Bay of Benga
Over the decades-old territorial and fishing rights dispute around Katchatheevu Island, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said, "If you look at it carefully, these are the issues which we have discussed and concluded a long time ago with country-to-country talks. I dont see a necessity t