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‘Sri Lankan firing has led to displeasure against Centre’
The DMK on Wednesday wrote to the External Affairs Minister, saying the killing of an Indian fisherman allegedly by the Sri Lankan Navy violated agreements arrived at the tripartite talks and has led to the feeling of “displeasure” against the Centre.
Chennai
Terming the March 6 firing as “a grave human rights violation and absolutely unlawful”, DMK Working President MK Stalin urged External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to intervene in the matter and end such incidents.
“The brutal killing of Indian fisherman by the Sri Lankan Navy is in total violation of the agreements arrived at the tripartite talks so far held with the fishermen of both countries,” he said in a letter to her.
Talks between fishermen of the two countries in Delhi in Nov 2016, in which officials of both the nations also took part, had ended in a stalemate.
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