Southern Sri Lanka fishermen entry is an attempt to instigate conflict. Mullaitheevu fishermen movements allege.

Sunday , 03 February 2013

Sri Lanka government and the forces sector are engaged in the attempts of instigating ethnic riots once again in the midst of Tamil people. Due to this, the Southern Sri Lankan fishermen are permitted to do fishing trade in Mullaitheevu.

Fishermen movements which were engaged in fishing trade in Mathalan locality have made these allegations.

Sinhala fishing families from the Morawela locality are permitted for inhabiting with military security in the Mathalan area, Mullaitheevu despite oppose from the fishermen of that area.

Last Wednesday some Sinhala fishermen families came to Mathalan locality with adequate arrangements of beginning their fishing trade and to get colonized. However due to the strong oppose by the area fishing federations, they were sent back without getting inhabited.

Mullaitheevu district fishermen association representatives and Sinhala fishing families had discussions with Karaithuraipattu Divisional Secretariat and Mullaitheevu fishing trade department high officials.

At the meeting it was decided that concerning this a decision would be met, at the scheduled visit of fisheries, hydraulic resources Minister on the forthcoming 8th

Further it was decided that the equipment which were carried by them, will be kept in a secured place. However Sinhala fishermen with the assistance of military were settled in the area.

If they reside here, approximately 625 families living in Mathalan, Pokkanai, Puthukudiyiruppu, Ananthapuram, Iranaipalai, Mullivaaikaal and Valaignar Madam depend on fishing trade and their living conditions will get affected was pointed out.

The fishermen, who had come from the southern area, will erect their enclosures next to the Tamil fishermen and this would create unnecessary conflicts was pointed out.

Sinhala fishermen will damage their enclosures and will put the blame on to the Mullaitheeuv fishermen. Tamil Sinhala crisis emerged similarly in the past period, hence attempts are advanced to create such situation was the allegation made by the Mullaitheevu fishermen groups.

Sunday , 03 February 2013