About 300 Sri Lankan fishermen protested outside the office of the Indian Consul General in Jaffna this morning, asking the Indian government to prevent its fishermen from entering Sri Lankan waters and demanding the release of four Sri Lankan fishermen, who have been held in Tamil Nadu. The protests were peaceful. The fishermen gathered in front of the consulate holding placards asking the Indian government to ‘stop encroachments,’ ‘release Sri Lankan fishermen in Indian jails.’ The fishermen were from Mathagal and Girinagar. Representatives of the fishermen met the Indian Consul General in Jaffna, V.Mahalingam, and handed over a memorandum.