Sri Lanka denies killing Tamil Nadu fisherman
New Delhi: Sri Lanka on Sunday denied the charges on The Lankan Navy of killing a Tamil Nadu fisherman saying that the Sri Lankan Navy is not involved. Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India Prasad Kariyawasam said, "The Lankan Navy is not involved, but serious investigations will be held to find out who is the behind such mischief."
The High Commissioner also said that Sri Lankan Navy never crosses the Indian side. He said, "Sri Lanka is not involved in the killing and the Lankan Navy has been told not to shoot on the Indian fishermen."
The Sri Lankan Navy allegedly killed another fisherman from Tamil Nadu, leading to an outrage in the state.
The fisherman, Jayakumar, is alleged to have been strangulated and pushed into the water by the Lankan navy. The body was brought to Nagapattinam on Sunday. This is the second fisherman to be killed allegedly by Lankan navy in ten days.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee who discussed the incident with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi said, "There is no justification for shooting the fishermen. If Indian fishermen have done anything wrong, there is a due procedure of resolving."
Foreign Minister SM Krishna condemned the killing saying that it was totally unacceptable and has asked for more information from the Tamil Nadu government.