Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalaltihaa has written to the Indian Prime Minister calling for his immediate intervention to release a group of Indian fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan navy.
"The arrest and detention of these fishermen who were peacefully engaged in fishing activities in their traditional fishing waters is unjustified," said the chief minister, labelling the incident “shocking”.
"I request you to immediately direct the concerned officials in the ministry of external affairs to contact their counterparts in Sri Lanka and ensure that the 34 fishermen arrested on October 26 are released forthwith along with the 86 fishermen who are due to be released on October 28," said Ms Jayalalithaa in the letter to Narendra Modi.
The latest arrests come a day after a 49-member delegation of AIADMK parliamentarians met Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to discuss the issue, with more promises of action made by the central government and a day before the scheduled release of another group of arrested Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy.
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"The arrest and detention of these fishermen who were peacefully engaged in fishing activities in their traditional fishing waters is unjustified," said the chief minister, labelling the incident “shocking”.
"I request you to immediately direct the concerned officials in the ministry of external affairs to contact their counterparts in Sri Lanka and ensure that the 34 fishermen arrested on October 26 are released forthwith along with the 86 fishermen who are due to be released on October 28," said Ms Jayalalithaa in the letter to Narendra Modi.
The latest arrests come a day after a 49-member delegation of AIADMK parliamentarians met Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to discuss the issue, with more promises of action made by the central government and a day before the scheduled release of another group of arrested Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy.
See more here.