Fishermen from Tamil Nadu took to the streets on Sunday, staging a protest against the Sri Lankan Navy’s detention of 17 Indian fishermen and seizure of two boats off Rameswaram’s coast.
In the visuals, protesters, comprising men and women, were sitting on the streets, raising their voices and chanting slogans.
17 fishermen detained in Sri Lanka
Notably, the apprehended fishermen have been identified as Markmillan (37), Milton (49), Ronald (48), Sesuraja (45), Jeevan Frisher (22), Suresh (45), Arul Dhinakaran (24), Durai (39), and Maria Sethin (26) from Thangachimadam, as well as Ardiya Nicho (26), Jebastian (38), Rajeev (36), Vivek (36), Innachie (36), Samuel (33), Brichan (31), and Bhaskaran (30).
The two boats that were seized belonged to fishermen Thangachimadam Vyadaraj and Thangachimadam Selvam.
According to the Rameswaram fishermen association, the apprehended fishermen were fishing in the Palk Bay area near Nedunthivu, having set out to sea with 309 boats.
The fishermen had permission from the Rameswaram Fisheries Department the previous day to venture into the sea, the association stated.
The fishermen were taken to Mannar port for questioning, they said.