Tension prevailed at Vizhinjam on Sunday when a section supporting the port project and the protesting fishermen led by the Latin Archdiocese stood face to face with provocative slogans for a while. However, timely intervention by the police to disperse the two sides prevented any escalation of the tension. A civil police officer, Shaji, was injured in the melee when the police stood in the middle to separate the two groups.
A bike rally comprising local residents, including women, who bat for the port project reached the protest venue first. The police then blocked the rally from entering the protest venue of fishermen, using barricades. This was followed by another march led by the Latin Archdiocese, which spearheads the fishermen’s protest, to the venue.
