Tamil Nadu Fishermen's Death Sample Clauses

Tamil Nadu Fishermen's Death. What is the issue? • The news of the bodies of four Tamil Nadu fishermen washed ashore in Sri Lanka has triggered anger in coastal Tamil Nadu. • This has again brought to the fore the issue of TN fishermen being killed by the Sri Lankan Navy. What are the reasons for their death? • Fishermen in the Tamil Nadu say the four were killed in an attack by the Sri Lankan Navy. • But Sri Lankan Navy mentions that they died when their trawler collided with a naval vessel while trying to avoid getting seized. • India has lodged a strong protest with the Sri Lankan authorities & sought the early release of fishermen arrested in their water and their boats. Why such incidents are recurring? • Poor fishermen‘s are driven by their trawler owners who force them to enter into Sri Lankan waters. • They get killed or arrested when they caught by Sri Lankan Navy thereby leading to conflict. • Even Political leaders in Tamil Nadu rarely acknowledge that the fishermen‘s contribute immensely to the problem by crossing the territorial waters. What is the long-standing issue? • In July 1983, there was a massive campaign against the Tamils in Colombo. • Several hundred Tamils were killed and several thousand went into exile. • That was the starting point of the influx of Tamil refugees to India through the Xxxx Xxxxxx. • It was also the time when the militant groups demanding a separate state of Tamil Eelam were gaining popularity among both the Tamils of Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu. • India was providing training to different militant groups on Indian soil. • It is against this backdrop that Sri Lankan personnel opened fire on the Indian fishermen in August 1983. • In the event, one fisherman from Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu was killed. What are the conflicting views? • Fishermen, from both the countries, crossing borders were common which might happen by mistake or intentionally for a better catch. • But this had never been an issue until 1983. • So, the killing of a fisherman was seen in Tamil Nadu as a reaction to the move by India to support the Tamil militant groups. • It was also seen as a move to stop the Tamil refugees from travelling to India. • But Sri Lanka stated that their navy opened fire because the Indian fishermen had crossed into their waters. How serious has the issue evolved? • More such incidents continued, and the Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu were attacked by the Sri Lankan navy too often. • Some media reports claim that more than 500 fishermen we...
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