Tamil actor Vijay condemns attack on fishermen
February 23rd, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by ANI
Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu), Feb.23 (ANI): In a public meeting organized here, Tamil actor and playback singer Vijay has slammed the state and central governments for remaining mute spectators to attacks on fishermen.
Addressing a 20000- strong gathering, Vijay asked the people to send telegrams to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, asking them to take concrete action to end the attacks.
He also gave a sum of Rupees 2 lakh to the family of a fisherman killed in a naval attack.
The harassment of Indian fishermen by Lankan naval authorities has been a longstanding issue between both two countries.
India shares an expansive oceanic border with Sri Lanka without any perceptible demarcation. Fishermen on both sides tend to ignore rules while fishing, due to which fishermen from both nations stray into each other’s territory and end up spending years in jail for trespassing the invisible border. (ANI)
- Fisherman's death: India protests killing, Sri Lanka denies incident (Roundup) - Jan 13, 2011
- Karunanidhi to PM: Act against Sri Lanka for fisherman's killing - Jan 13, 2011
- Fisherman killing: Jayalalithaa takes on Centre, demands PM's resignation - Jan 26, 2011
- Karunanidhi pledges to resolve fishermen killing issue with Sri Lanka - Mar 20, 2011
- Indian, Lankan fishermen bodies discuss trans-border fishing options - Aug 21, 2010
- Karunanidhi writes to PM over Lankan navy killing Indian fisherman - Jan 13, 2011
- Fisherman's death: India tells Sri Lanka to avoid force (Lead) - Jan 13, 2011
- Take strong stand against Sri Lanka: Jayalalithaa urges PM - Nov 07, 2011
- Indian fisherman killed by Sri Lankan Navy - Jul 08, 2010
- Take stern action against Tamil fisherman's killing: Karunanidhi - Jul 09, 2010
- India to take up fishermen's killings with Colombo (Lead) - Jan 23, 2011
- Fisherman killing: India registers formal complaint with Sri Lanka - Jan 13, 2011
- Sushma to visit family of killed Tamil Nadu fisherman - Jan 30, 2011
- Freed Indian fishermen reach home - Feb 19, 2011
- Tamil Nadu fishermen protest against killings by Lankan navy - Jan 27, 2011
Tags: actor vijay, central governments, chief minister, concrete action, demarcation, fisherman, harassment, indian fishermen, lakh, longstanding issue, manmohan, manmohan singh, naval authorities, playback singer, prime minister manmohan, prime minister manmohan singh, rupees, spectators, tamil nadu, telegrams