Thiruvananthpuram: Hundreds of fisherfolk took out a massive protest against the Vizhinjam port and the alleged neglect of their demands by the LDF government commenced in the capital on Tuesday under the leadership of the Latin Archdiocese with black flags being hoisted in their churches and the proposed blocking of the port’s main entrance by the protestors. Monsignor Eugine H Pereira of the Latin Archdiocese told media that the protest is being held with the slogan ‘Vizhinjam chalo’ and fisherfolk from across the state would be arriving at the main entrance of the port. He said the protest was not just confined to the problems being faced by members of fishing community in Thiruvananthapuram, as those in Kollam, Alappuzha, Kochi and other coastal areas were also facing various issues, including coastal erosion. Successive governments made various promises and announced several relief packages and projects, but either they were not properly implemented or in some places nothing happened at the ground level, the priest claimed.
