Chief Minister Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to take immediate action to release the fishermen and their fishing boats detained by the Sri Lankan Navy. He said, “I would like to draw the immediate attention of the Prime Minister to the repeated harassment and arrest of Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy.
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They were later captured by the Sri Lankan Navy and taken to the Mayiladuthurai base. Thirteen fishermen from Pondicherry and Karaikal were also arrested. Similarly, on February 27, 8 fishermen were arrested from Ramanathapuram and taken to Gronchi. It is disappointing that our fishermen face such persecution by the Sri Lankan Navy at short intervals. We have written about this many times.
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Yet this situation continues. Such attempts by the Sri Lankan Navy to usurp the traditional fishing rights of Tamil Nadu fishermen in the Gulf of Bagh should be permanently stopped through concerted efforts by the Central Government. The fishing community is in deep despair. The Prime Minister should directly intervene in this matter and direct the Union Ministry of External Affairs to bring the matter to the attention of the Sri Lankan authorities for the immediate release of the fishermen and their fishing boats.
