There was tension in the air as the fishermen tried to force their way into the deputy high commission office. They were blocked by the police.

The protesters raised slogans against the Sri Lanka Navy for firing on innocent Tamil fishermen and against President Mahinda Rajapakse for allegedly killing unarmed Tamilians in the Wanni in the island nation.

More than 100 fishermen were arrested on the charge of violating law and order.

"If the Sri Lanka Navy does not stop firing on innocent Tamil fishermen, we will be forced to hold a demonstration near Colombo," Kosumani of Tamizhaga Meenava Makkal Poratta Kuzhu told the Express News Service .