Fishermen from Tamil Nadu are abducted on the high seas and tensions rise across the Palk Srait. The Tamil Nadu fishermen’s troubles in the Palk Strait have always inflamed passions. A wave of anger swept across the State yet again, this time as men who went fishing in the deep waters were abducted. Earlier, in January, there were tensions as the Sri Lanka Navy killed two fishermen. Read more
Tide of protest