Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu), March 19 -- The Mechanised boat fishermen of Rameswaram resorted to a one-day token strike on Wednesday to condemn the frequent arrests of Tamil Nadu fisher-folk and impounding of their boats by the Sri Lankan Navy.
The busy Rameswaram fishing jetty wore a deserted look, as 4,000-odd fishermen abstained from fishing activities leaving over 700 registered mechanised fishing trawlers anchored in the Rameswaram fishing jetty.
The strike call was given by the Federation of All Mechanised Boats Fishermen Association, after the Sri Lankan Navy apprehended three fishers from Rameswaram and confiscated their mechanised fishing trawlers allegedly for poaching in its territorial waters yesterday (Tuesday).
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