Condemning the Union government for not coming to the rescue of the fishermen in Tamil Nadu who were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy personnel on “false” charges of poaching, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent assistance to the tune of ₹34,000 crore to the “ailing” island nation, said DMK organising secretary R.S. Bharathi at Rameswaram on Sunday, .February 11, 2024.
Speaking at a demonstration meeting organised by the party’s fishermen wing from Ramanathapuram district, in which fishermen leaders from Kanniyakumari, Thoothukudi, Pudukottai and Nagapattinam districts also participated, he said the BJP government, instead of protecting the fishermen, indulged in politics through Ram Temple.
After 42 fishermen were arrested in the last fortnight, in two different incidents, from Rameswaram when Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin directed the DMK MPs to raise the issue in the Parliament, the subject was “disallowed” and instead the session was attributed to discuss on Ram Temple.
