India
Torn fisherfolk families in Thangachimadam turn to the polls as a last resort
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Fisherfolk from Rameswaram and nearby areas in Pamban exercised their franchise at designated polling stations in the Ramanathapuram constituency. Despite distress over recent arrests by the Sri Lankan Navy, they cast their votes, hoping their democratic duty would bring relief to the long-standing issue of arrests and seizures.