Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan slammed rumour mongers on Saturday after it came to light that Friday’s reports of a Japanese merchant ship rescuing 60 Kerala fishermen caught in the deep seas, was “fake”. It was Thiruvananthapuram district Collector S.Vasuki who told the media, on Friday evening, that she wished to thank the Japanese government as one of their ships had rescued 60 fishermen after Cyclone Ockhi struck the Kerala coasts. Following which, a huge crowd of anxious fishermen waited in Vizhinjam expecting to welcome their missing relatives. Later fresh news came that the Japanese ship since it was on its way to Kochi, it would drop the fishermen there. State Fisheries Minister J Mercykutty was also upset over the false news being spread, especially related to rescue operations.

Source: Hindustan Times December 02, 2017 08:48 UTC