Vijay urges Union Minister to secure the release of six T.N. fisherfolk arrested by Lankan Navy

Hours aft six fisherfolk from Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay connected Tuesday wrote to Union Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar to utilise diplomatic channels to unafraid their aboriginal merchandise and harmless repatriation and get backmost their sportfishing boats.

The fisherfolk ventured for sportfishing connected May 10 from Mandapam successful Ramanathapuram District and were arrested on with their sportfishing vessel for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line. The six fisherfolk were identified as: Alex, Anthoni Rajan, Santhana Alocias, Arul They Britto, Albert, and Sahaya Selvashanu.

“It is besides brought to announcement that, 54 fishermen are already successful Sri Lankan situation and 264 boats person been impounded by the Sri Lankan authorities. In this regard, I petition you to instrumentality up the substance with the Sri Lankan authorities done due diplomatic channels to unafraid the merchandise of the detained fishermen and their boats astatine the earliest,” Mr. Vijay said successful his letter.