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Fisherfolk seek higher compensation for T.N. men who died in Murasu cyclone

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Community leader Nanjil Ravi said that apart from the government compensation, what is needed is proper insurance cover for fishermen. File | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam

Various associations have urged the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to increase the compensation provided to families of fishermen from Kasimedu in Chennai who died in the recent Murasu cyclone.

Neithal Makkal Katchi’s K. Bharathi said the amount of ₹7 lakh was hardly enough to safeguard the interests of families of those who have lost their sole breadwinners. The kin of people who died in a hooch tragedy and during a political meeting were provided larger amounts as compensation.

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Fisherfolk seek higher compensation for T.N. men who died in Murasu cyclone

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