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Sunday, September 20, 2026

Fishermen of the Arabian Sea - Hundreds of rustic little fishing villages lie along the dark sands of the Arabian Sea. Through the short hours around dawn to the golden sunset at dusk, the fathers of the traditionally large Indian families are busy both at sea and on the mainland, heaving and weaving, mending and pushing. Meanwhile, the women keep them well fuelled with sweet warm ‘chai’ and are ready to sort through the days catch before lurking it up to the village

Chennai: Four Tamilnadu fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy personnel for fishing in the Lankan waters early on Sunday morning.

Reports received here said the fishermen, who ventured into the sea yesterday in a mechanised boat, were arrested on charges of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line in the high seas.

The arrested fishermen were identified as boat owner Constan (42), K Ramesh (34), Pandu (50) –all from Kottaipattinam coastal village and N Mohan of Pamban near Rameswaram.

The arrested fishermen were taken to the Kankesanthurai naval base for further inquiry. The arrest of four fishermen comes close on the heels of arrest of 36 fishermen last week by the Lankan Navy, which was condemned by various political parties, who urged the Centre to take steps to secure their release.