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‘Striking at the stomach of every fisherman’ - Only 80 net permits for all of Mannar, says Tamil MP
‘Striking at the stomach of every fisherman’ - Only 80 net permits for all of Mannar, says Tamil MP by Thusi test Tue, 10/11/2026 - 17:10 Body Selvam Adaikkalanathan. File photograph Only 80 fishermen in Mannar have been issued permits to use purse-seine nets, in a district of some 38,000 families, Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation (TELO) leader and Vanni MP Selvam Adaikkalanathan said on Monday, accusing the Sri Lankan government and those before it of taking no interest in the welfare of North-East fishermen. Speaking at a media briefing at his office in Mannar, Adaikkalanathan said decis…