Union Minister George Kurian's visit to Muthalapozhi sparks protests

Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Minority Affairs George Kurian visited the Muthalapozhi harbour in Thiruvananthapuram amid protest from Congress workers. The fishermen's community expressed their disappointment over the government for not acting on the seven promises made on the issue, in July last year. The last major accident was in August 2022 when five fishermen lost their lives and the body of one of them remains untraced. When there is sand formation the boats either hit the dunes and lose control or the waves hitting the dunes slam the boats towards the rocky part of the breakwater.