None, except Jaffna Bishop, army, navy officials allowed for

Sri Lanka has reportedly told fishermen of that country that no one, except the bishop of Jaffna, army and navy officials and the person who built the new St Antony's church at Katchatheevu islet would be allowed to attend the consecration ceremony on December 7.
Intelligence officials here, who did not wish to be named, said they had received a report to this effect.
Meanwhile, fishermen from this coastal town, who have for long been pressing to attend the festival, blamed the Centre for not taking any steps to send them there and said about 150 of them were determined to proceed to the islet.

S Emiret, president of the Fishermen's Association and P Sesuraja, mechanised boatmen's association secretary told PTI St Anthony was their guardian angel and they had every right to attend the function, even as per the earlier agreement. The old church was built by their forefathers, they said.
Katchateevu was ceded to the island nation by India by an agreement in 1974.