Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday wrote to the Union government requesting to secure the immediate release of all the apprehended fishermen and their fishing boats and to ensure necessary legal assistance to the fishermen detained by Sri Lanka.
In his letter to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Mr. Stalin referred to the recent incident on March 21 in which 32 fishermen from Tamil Nadu and five mechanised boats were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy.
“Over the past few weeks, there have been multiple occurrences of fishermen from India being detained by Sri Lankan authorities, causing distress and uncertainty among their families and communities,” Mr. Stalin said.
