Thiruvananthapuram: Fisheries minister J Mercykutty Amma made her stand clear regarding the controversy on deep sea fishing contract given to a private company. She held the press meet to make her stand clear after meeting Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

The minister informed the chief minister that the memorandum of understanding (MoU) for manufacturing trawler was signed without informing the Fisheries Department.

The fisheries minister met the chief minister on Friday evening. Though it is said to be a normal meeting, they discussed matters related to the controversy also, as per reports.