Kottaipattinam fishers still on hunger strike
The Hindu
They condemn Sri Lankan Navy for the ‘recurring attacks’
Fisherfolk from Kottaipattinam in Pudukottai district continued their hunger strike for the second day on Thursday, condemning the Sri Lankan Navy for the “recurring attacks” on Indian fishermen.
The fishers of the coastal hamlet have been abstaining from fishing since Wednesday, holding the Sri Lankan Navy responsible for the death of Rajkiran, 30, on Monday night. He drowned after a Sri Lankan naval vessel intercepted and collided with a boat of Kottaipattinam fishermen. The Sri Lankan Navy detained two others who were in the boat.
However, the Sri Lamkan Navy said it had “rescued” the two fishermen from the boat. The incident occurred when its patrol units were chasing away Indian trawlers “poaching in Sri Lankan waters”.
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