Tamil fishermen attacked: DMK,Cong MPs meet PM

A delegation of DMK and Congress MPs urged PM Manmohan Singh to take up the matter of frequent attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy.

A delegation of DMK and Congress MPs met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday and urged him to take up with the Sri Lankan authorities the plight of displaced Tamils as also the frequent attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy.

The delegation comprising Union ministers P Chidambaram,A Raja,Dayanidhi Maran and G K Vasan,said Colombo should be told “in no uncertain terms” to impress upon its navy to desist from attacks on the fishermen from Tamil Nadu.

The MPs also met Congress President Sonia Gandhi in this connection.

In a memorandum to the Prime Minister,DMK parliamentary party leader T R Baalu and Tamil Nadu PCC president K V Thangkabalu urged the Centre to impress upon the

Sri Lankan government to ensure a decent living to the lakhs of displaced Tamil population and also provide a permanent solution to the problems faced by Tamil fishermen.

Efforts should be made to get back the Katchatheevu island and the adjacent seas at least on “lease on perpetuity” basis to enable Indian fishermen to fish without any further harassment,the memorandum said.

Referring to the plight of over 2.6 lakh Tamils,it said,”We cannot completely close our eyes and shy away from projecting the gross human rights violations and the gruelling experience being undergone by the displaced Tamil civilians.”

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