Meanwhile, as many as 38 Indian fishermen currently in a Jaffna prison -- following their arrest by the Sri Lankan Navy for alleged poaching – were on a hunger strike from Tuesday demanding early release. On Thursday, they called off the strike according to sources in the Indian Consulate in Jaffna.

Of the 38 fishermen, 14 were arrested in November and 24, a few months earlier.

The arrest and release of fishermen, on charges of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), has emerged a major strain on the bilateral ties between India and Sri Lanka.


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