Tamil Nadu Fishermen Fast

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  Tamil Nadu Fishermen To Begin Indefinite Fast From Tomorrow

  Fishermen in Tamil Nadu would go on an indefinite fast from tomorrow, demanding the release of fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy and lodged in prisons of the island nation.

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  Peaceful Protest in Rameswaram to Press For Release of Indian Fishermen From Sri Lanka

  Over 500 fishermen gathered today for a peaceful protest and one-day fast in Rameswaram to demand the release of the five fishermen who have been sentenced to death by a court in Sri Lanka for alleged drug trafficking.

• Families of Five Fishermen on Fast to Press for Their Release From Sri Lanka

  Families of five fishermen sentenced to death by a court in Sri Lanka for alleged drug trafficking today observed a one-day fast to press government to take immediate steps to bring them back home.

• Fishermen in Nagapattinam call off indefinite protest

  Fishermen of over 54 hamlets in Nagapattinam district, who had launched an indefinite fast on December 21 in protest against arrest of their counterparts by Sri Lankan Navy, today called off their protest.

• Shutdown in Nagapattinam to protest arrest of fishermen by Lankan Navy

  Shops in Nagapattinam and Nagore remained closed today in response to dawn-to-dusk hartal call given by the Chamber of Commerce and Traders Association in solidarity with protesting fishermen demanding release of 210 of their counterparts arrested by Sri Lankan Navy over the past few months.

• Tamil Nadu: Over 3,000 fishermen launch indefinite fast

  Over 3,000 fishermen of various hamlets launched an indefinite fast in front of the Head Post Office in Nagapattinam.

• Tamil fisherman dies at fasting venue

  A fisherman, who was on fast along with his colleagues demanding release of their fellow fishermen from Sri Lankan prison and their boats, died in Rameswaram following a heart attack today, police said.

• Fishermen begin five-day fast

  A large number of fishermen in Rameswaram today began a five-day fast demanding immediate steps by Central and Tamil Nadu governments for the release of five fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy in November last year on charges of smuggling drugs.

• Fishermen to observe five day fast in Tamil Nadu

  Fishermen in Rameswaram will observe a five-day fast from August 8 demanding immediate release of five Tamil Nadu fishermen detained by Sri Lankan Navy in November last year on charges of smuggling drugs.