Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin wrote a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, urging him to initiate immediate diplomatic efforts with the Sri Lankan Government to secure the release of all detained fishermen from Tamil Nadu along with their fishing boats.

In his letter, Stalin brought to the Minister’s attention the recent apprehension of 31 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu and their fishing boats by the Sri Lankan Navy.

Earlier today, the Sri Lankan Navy detained 31 fishermen from Nagapattinam, along with three mechanised fishing boats bearing Registration Nos. IND-TN-06-MM-1086, IND-TN-06-MM-875 and IND-TN-06-MM-7506. On the same day, in a separate incident, four fishermen from Ramanathapuram District were also apprehended along with their country craft bearing Registr

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