Sri Lankan Navy personnel on February 3 arrested 23 fishermen, belonging to Rameswaram and Thangachimadam, and impounded two of their mechanised boats at a point near Neduntheevu on charges of poaching.
Protesting the latest arrests, fishermen associations in Ramanthapuram district have called for a boycott of the upcoming Lok Sabha election. The associations also resolved to persuade their members against casting votes in the polling stations in their habitations.
According to information available, the Sri Lankan authorities have taken the 23 fishermen to Myliti Port. They are likely to be produced in a court.
