Jaya threatens agitation on fishermen problem

AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa on Saturday threatened to launch a massive agitation if the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre and the DMK Government in Tamil Nadu failed to find a permanent solution to the problems faced by fishermen at the hands of the Sri Lankan Navy.

In a statement here, Jayalalithaa urged Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to serve an ultimatum to the UPA Government in which the DMK is a key consituent, to find a long lasting solution to the fishermen’s problems, instead of writing to the Centre or talking to the Prime Minister over telephone.

Condemning the Navy’s atrocities, fishermen in Rameswaram had launched an indefinite strike and announced a massive agitation for July 10 at Pamban, she said.