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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 10799004" data-attributes="member: 92282">More than 40 members of a Tamil Nadu-based Hindu outfit were arrested  today when they tried to put out to sea for hoisting the national flag  at Katchatheevu in the Palk straits, ceded to Sri Lanka by India in  1974. Police said 43 workers of the Hindu Makkal Katchi, including  its state unit President Annadurai, were arrested when they were on  their way to the fishing jetty here, en route to Katchatheevu island. They were demanding that fishermen should be allowed to fish in and around the island. Police, who were maintaining strict vigil, had banned fishing for the day to prevent any untoward incidents. More than 2,000 fishermen did not put out to sea and 600 boats from Mandapam,Rameswaram were anchored on the shore today. The BJP state unit had organised a sea picketing programme here on  August 7 demanding protection for Tamil Nadu fishermen from alleged  attacks by Lankan Navy.PTI</blockquote>

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