இரு நாட்டு மீனவர்கள் பேச்சுவார்த்தையில் #TNFishermen மீன்பிடி உரிமையை நிலைநாட்டும் எந்த முடிவும் எட்டப்படாதது கவலை அளிக்கிறது.

DMK leader M.K. Stalin expressed deep disappointment and concern on November 7, 2016, after high-level bilateral talks conducted between ministerial delegations of India and Sri Lanka concluded in New Delhi without reaching any concrete resolution to protect the fishing rights of Tamil Nadu fishermen.

The ministerial meeting, held to address recurring maritime conflicts in the Palk Strait, concluded with standard bureaucratic joint communiques but failed to deliver actionable guarantees against mid-sea arrests or secure the return of impounded Indian trawlers. Stalin noted that while Sri Lankan authorities continued to confiscate valuable fishing boats and enforce punitive legal penalties, the diplomatic negotiations offered no tangible relief to coastal families facing severe economic deprivation. The absence of a decisive breakthrough reflected a lack of diplomatic assertiveness by the Indian government.

The opposition leader stressed that the livelihoods of thousands of Tamil fishing families cannot remain perpetual casualties of protracted and inconclusive diplomatic talks. Stalin urged the Union Ministry of External Affairs to formulate a firm bilateral framework that guarantees traditional maritime access around Katchatheevu, ensures immediate repatriation of detained fishermen, and halts unilateral naval aggression.