Chennai, March 18 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday urged External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr.S.Jaishankar to take effective diplomatic efforts to prevent further arrests of fishermen and to secure their release along with their fishing boats which are in custody of the Sri Lankan authorities.

In a Demi-Official letter to Dr Jaishankar, copies of which were released to the media here, Mr Stalin drew his attention to the tenth incident of apprehension in less than three months of this year 2025 by the Sri Lankan Navy today.

He said three Tamil Nadu fishermen who ventured for fishing from the Rameswaram fishing harbour yesterday were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy today along with their mechanised fishing boat....