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Chennai
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday ruffled feathers of political leaders and fishermen organisations with her claim that distanced the Coast Guard from a firing incident off the Rameswaram coast earlier this week in which two fishermen were injured.
"Where did the bullet (that hurt fishermen) come from. We don't have such bullets. How could it be from us (Coast Guard). Don't point fingers at us (Coast Guard). Only an inquiry will reveal who was behind the firing,"she told reporters as a controversy brewed over the firing incident.
Fishermen associations had earlier in the week announced a protest against the incident and even threatened not to go for fishing accusing the Coast Guard of firing at local fishermen because they spoke in Tamil.
However, they withdrew the protest after the Coast Guard headquarters in Chennai offered an apology and ordered an inquiry.
