The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, J Jayalalitha, urged the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, to intervene to secure the release of 153 fishermen that were detained by the Sri Lankan navy.
In a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, Jayalalitha described the recent arrest of the fishermen on March 3 as “a deliberate attempt by Sri Lanka to vitiate the atmosphere before the second round of the fishermen-level talks in Colombo March 13”
Jayalalitha asked the Prime Minister to use all available diplomatic channels to secure the immediate release of all 153 fishermen along with their boats.
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