The chief minister of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalitha has written to the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi requesting his intervention in securing the release of seven Tamil Nadu fishermen who were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy on Tuesday.
"Sri Lankan Navy has escalated the frequency and magnitude of instances of abduction of our fishermen and the seizure of their boats and fishing equipment over the last two years," Ms Jayalalitha said in a letter. See more here.
The men were seized off the coast of Rameswaram and have been taken to Talaimannar, the Rameswaran Fisherman's Association president, R Sesuraja was quoted by PTI as saying.
"Sri Lankan Navy has escalated the frequency and magnitude of instances of abduction of our fishermen and the seizure of their boats and fishing equipment over the last two years," Ms Jayalalitha said in a letter. See more here.
The men were seized off the coast of Rameswaram and have been taken to Talaimannar, the Rameswaran Fisherman's Association president, R Sesuraja was quoted by PTI as saying.