Jayalalithaa takes up attack with PM

Reacting to the latest incident of attack and harassment of fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday charged the force with honouring more in the breach the statements issued at diplomatic meetings of the two countries against the use of force on fishermen. Describing the incident as yet another instance of the highhandedness of Sri Lankan Naval personnel, she, in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, stated that “the Sri Lankan Navy, emboldened by the soft handling of the issue by tIndia, is attacking/harassing the fishermen of Tamil Nadu with impunity.”