For political parties, securing the allegiance of fisherfolk has become a prerequisite for the Lok Sabha election campaigning and its outcome.
Rough seas. (Representational/ iStock)
Ahead of the elections in Kerala, a cloud of distrust envelops fisherfolk due to broken promises of successive governments. Jackson Pollayil of a fishers’ body said “I would say that the general feeling is that all three fronts — LDF, UDF, and NDA — let us down time and again”. Their discontent will get reflected in the electoral outcomes, he added.