with motor
engines (Vallam) to participate in St.Antony Church Festival at Katchatheevu
and forbear the 3rd respondent from functioning as the Coordinator ... Saint Antony Function, Katchatheevu and consequently direct any of the State
Authorities to function as the Co-Coordinator.
!For Petitioner : M/s.M.Jerin Mathew
fishermen which was fishing in the traditional waters between Danushkodi and Katchatheevu. After his incident, the fishing community of Tamil Nadu is in a state ... Minister, drawing his attention to this vexed issue and also to retrieve Katchatheevu which will give a permanent solution to this problem
steadfastly protects the fishermen and their interests. In the year 1974, Katchatheevu islet was ceded to Sri Lanka by the then DMK Government ... Congress party, the DMK leader Shri M. Karunanidhi gave away Katchatheevu islet to Sri Lanka. As a result, the fishermen of Tamil Nadu
solutions for resolving the issue permanently. One is the retrieval of Katchatheevu and the second is to encourage deep sea fishing. For this, the Union
taken by our revered leader, Puratchi Thalaivi Amma that the retrieval of Katchatheevu and the re-fixation of IMBL would alone bring a lasting solution ... boats from the Sri Lanka and to find diplomatic ways to restore Katchatheevu and to regain our traditional fishing rights in Palk Bay.
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