Overview
- Three Mandapam fishermen — Amostin A (24), Jonedass S (37), and Paraloga Jebastian Anrose A (25) — were detained near Neduntheevu for allegedly crossing the IMBL.
- Their mechanised boat IND-TN-11-MM-96, owned by A Joseph of Mandapam, was seized during the operation.
- After initial questioning, the Sri Lankan Navy handed them to the Coast Guard and Fisheries Department, and a Magistrate ordered remand until January 7.
- Stalin wrote to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar seeking immediate intervention and cited persistent detentions affecting Tamil Nadu’s fishing community.
- Fishermen in Ramanathapuram announced an indefinite strike starting Monday, as the Indian Coast Guard noted a December 26 repatriation of four fishermen and one boat at the IMBL.