DMK stages demonstration protesting killing of TN fisherman

Last Updated: Saturday, July 10, 2010, 15:24

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Tags: Sri Lankan navy, DMK, Tamil Nadu

Chennai: DMK on Saturday staged a demonstration here to protest the recent killing of a Tamil Nadu fisherman allegedly by Sri Lankan navy off the Kodiakarai coast.

DMK's fishermen wing, led by its state secretary Era Bernard, also submitted a memorandum to Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission condemning the recent incident.

On Wednesday, Chellappan was killed and three others injured when they were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan naval personnel off Kodiakarai coast in Nagapattinam district.

The protesters raised slogans against the Sri Lankan navy for its "atrocities" against Tamil Nadu fishermen. They also asked the Centre to take steps to prevent such incidents in the near future.

"Contrary to the assurances given by Sri Lankan government to India, Tamil Nadu fishermen are being repeatedly attacked by Sri Lankan Navy. Sri Lanka should follow India in undertaking due legal procedure and later releasing fishermen straying into their waters," the memorandum said.

Chief Minister M Karunanidhi had immediately taken up the matter with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram.

Chidambaram yesterday had assured Karunanidhi that the matter would be taken up with Sri Lankan government by the External Affairs Ministry.

PTI

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First Published: Saturday, July 10, 2010, 15:24

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PRITAM - MUMBAI
why this protest, it is useless dmk followers should know that in dredging the ram sethu karunanidhi is getting a lot of commision and now he has decided to curb this small fisherman from entering the sea and his big business partners who are having big ships will start cathching fish and make huge profit.
one thing is still unclear to tamilians and the rest of common man in india.
karunanidhi went on three hour hunger strike with coolers all around him and the attack on tamilians in sri lanka was stopped by the srilankan president.
cant he again stage the same drama and save the fisherman.
dmk has differences with congress in this srilankan tamilians issue , but is supporting the congress government and now dmk followers are making a fool of tamilian people by staging protest.
tamilians when you all will wake up and realise what is going on around you.
the world oldest language speaking man are been fooled ...what a joke