Chennai, Jan. 13 -- Expressing grve concern over the continuing arrests of Tamil Nadufishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy personnel in high seas, Chief Minister and DMK PresidentMK Stalin on Tuesday urged External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar to take stepsthrough diplomatic channels to secure their release and prevent further arrests of fishermen.
In a Demi-Official letter to Dr Jaishankar, the Chief Minister drew his urgent attention to thedeeply distressing incident that occurred on the eve of Pongal, the harvest festival, once againunderscoring the continuing hardships faced by the fishermen of Tamil Nadu.
Mr Stalin said in the early hours of today, ten fishermen from Ramanathapuram, who hadventured out to the sea in a mechanised...