Fishermen from villages along the Marina Loop Road, stretching from Nochikuppam to Srinivasapuram, will stage a black‑flag protest on Sunday to oppose the proposed Secretariat at Foreshore Estate.
They call on the state government to return the lands of Mullikuppam and Mullimanagar to the villages and earmark them for future expansion, and to build new houses for fishermen whose homes were constructed 40 to 50 years ago.
The fishermen have submitted their demands to the Chief Minister’s Special Cell, saying they hope the government will make a positive decision. Leaders G.R. Vijayan and K. Bharathi said they are holding protests because no one has discussed the issue with them.
Villages such as Nochikuppam, Bhavanikuppam, Domingkuppam, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Mullikuppam/Srinivasapuram, Mullimanagar, Nambikai Nagar, Selvarajpuram and Irudayapuram have planned a series of demonstrations to draw the attention of Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.
