G Pramod Kumar Jan 23, 2012
Chennai: The weird stone barrage by the Sri Lankan Navy on Tamil fishermen from Rameshwaram near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) on Saturday, brings forth a vexed issue that seems to perpetually escape resolution.
At stake are the lives and livelihoods of thousands of fisher-folk in Tamil Nadu.
That the latest attack happened barely a few days after foreign minister SM Krishna took up with Sri Lanka this sensitive issue, clearly indicates the inflexibility of the Sri Lankan authorities and the helplessness of the local fishing community.
In the latest incident , the Sri Lankan Navy has allegedly pelted heavy stones at the Indian fishing boats near IMBL, damaging about 200 of them. About 600 boats were fishing in the international waters at the time. Following the incident, nine fishermen went missing. Full Story>>>
