An uneasy calm prevailed at the Jonakapuram auction centre as Jesus, a boat from Vaddy, unloaded its catch under strict police security on Wednesday. Communal harmony“While some centres were struggling to control the crowd and maintain physical-distancing norms, this hall had been lying idle. The area is under close surveillance and strict action will be taken against miscreants,” Minister J. Mercykutty Amma told The Hindu. Marshell, a crew member of Jesus, said they were not initially prepared to bring the catch to Jonakapuram. Our craft usually goes to Kollam port and today the department instructed us to go to Jonakapuram, which came as quite a surprise.

Source: The Hindu June 10, 2020 17:26 UTC