In the wake of the arrest of 21 fishermen from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry by the Sri Lankan authorities, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday wrote to Union Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar, requesting him to secure their release. Mr. Stalin also reiterated the Tamil Nadu government’s request to resolve the long-standing issue between Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen.
While 12 fishermen on board a mechanised fishing vessel fishing Southeast of Nagapattinam coast were apprehended by the Sri Lankan authorities and taken to Kangesanthurai Naval base on January 31, another mechanised fishing boat from Karaikal in the Union territory of Puducherry was apprehended by Sri Lankan Navy, which had six fishermen from Tamil Nadu and three from Puducherry on board.
