Fishermen Association not to observe 'black day'

Puducherry, Aug 7 (UNI) The Meenava Viduthalai Vengaigal (a fishermen association) here has decided to temporarily drop its proposal to observe August 15 as 'black day'.

Speaking to newspersons here, Association President Mangair Selvan said Chief Minister N Rangasamy had assured to take a decision on the issues raised by them by August nine. If a favourable decision was not taken by then, they would go ahead with the agitation, he added.

It may be noted that the Association had announced that they would observe August 15 as 'black day' to protest the failure of the administration to construct houses for the tsunami-affected fishermen.

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