Wednesday; July 13, 2016: Fishermen of the island introduced the withdrawal of their two-day fishing boycott from today. P Sesuraja and S Emerit said, “The protest is being withdrawn from today keeping in mind the livelihood of the fishermen”

They further said, “The fishermen would stage a massive agitation on 28 July to draw the attention of the Centre and the state government towards their demands including the release of fishermen and boats from Sri Lankan custody”

Emerit said, “the Centre should take steps to retrieve Katchatheevu, ceded to Sri Lanka, so that fishermen could fish in their traditional areas”.