Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, calling on him to "impress upon Lanka the need to instruct their navy to exercise restraint and refrain from harassing innocent Indian fishermen pursuing their livelihood", after more attacks on Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy.
In the incident near Kachatheevu on Tuesday, 10 boats were attacked, according to Jayalalitha.
"The Sri Lankan Navy is reported to have chased the fishermen and cut the ropes and damaged the nets of 10 boats, resulting in a huge loss to the fishermen," her letter said.
In another attack, reported by NDTV on Thursday, five fishermen were attacked in the seas near Thalaimannar.
Sri Lankan navy personnel allegedly damaged boats and seized fish, GPS sets, walkie talkies and mobile phones, according to fisheries department officials.
