TN fishermen assaulted by Lankan navy

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Over 15 fishermen from Tamil Nadu were injured after Sri Lankan Navy personnel allegedly assaulted them early today, police said.

The fishermen were intercepted by the Lankan Navy, who opened fire in the air and attacked them with sticks, forcing them to flee from the fishing site in Indian waters near Katchatheevu, they said.

The Naval personnel also snapped more than 20 fishing nets of the fishermen, police said.

The latest incident comes a day after Chief Minister Jayalalithaa asked the Centre to view the attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy as an act of aggression against India.

Ahead of Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai's three-day visit to Colombo yesterday, Jayalalithaa conveyed her strong sentiments to him over increasing attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy.

Jayalalithaa had told Mathai that assaults on Indian citizens should be viewed as "an act of provocation and aggression against India." (PTI)

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Ranjith Sunday, 09 October 2011 10:32 AM

Hey you mrs(but miss as not married)

You mind your own business . This is not part of your country

and your enemies are no more in Sri Lanka that is why you are trying to show your colours (but you are nothing for Srilankans )

Kamal Sunday, 09 October 2011 11:45 AM

Get off the Sri Lankan waters.. you are stealing natural resources of Sri Lanka.. Poor Sri Lankan Tamil fishermens in north suffer because of you..

Roshan Monday, 10 October 2011 05:26 AM

Jayalalitha, your fishermen are provoking against Sri Lanka by intering our territory.

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