The Sri Lankan navy on Saturday arrested twenty-eight Indian fishermen in separate incidents, and three vessels impounded.
This arrest is the latest in a series of arrests by the Sri Lankan navy, with a total of 31 fishermen arrested already since the beginning of this month.
Last week the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalithaa had written a further letter to the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, urging him to find a permanent solution to the issue.
Union minister of state for road transport, highways and shipping, Pon. Radhakrishnan told reporters at Thoothukudi airport on Saturday that measures were being taken to ensure an early release, The Hindu reported.
This arrest is the latest in a series of arrests by the Sri Lankan navy, with a total of 31 fishermen arrested already since the beginning of this month.
Last week the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalithaa had written a further letter to the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, urging him to find a permanent solution to the issue.
Union minister of state for road transport, highways and shipping, Pon. Radhakrishnan told reporters at Thoothukudi airport on Saturday that measures were being taken to ensure an early release, The Hindu reported.