Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday urged External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar to take immediate diplomatic initiatives to ensure consular access and legal assistance to secure early release of 28 fishermen from Idinthakarai fishing village of Tirunelveli district apprehe
The fishermen community and the villagers in Tharuvaikulam of Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district staged a one-day hunger strike on Monday demanding the release of 22 fishermen "arrested" by the Sri Lankan Navy.
A boat which ventured into the sea for fishing off the coast of Rameswaram with eight crew members was apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy, as per the Rameswaram Assistant Director of Fisheries on Tuesday.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday urging action to secure the release and repatriation of all the fishermen and their fishing boats apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has appealed to Union Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar for immediate and substantial action to uphold the traditional rights of Tamil Nadu fishermen.
MK Stalin, on Tuesday wrote a letter to the External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, urging him to secure the release of all fishermen apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy.
The 19 fishermen included nine from Mayiladuthurai, four from Pudukottai, six from Karaikal in Puducherry state. All of them went fishing in the sea in two boats on March 6.
Sitting MP and Indian Union Muslim League candidate for Ramanathapuram constituency, Navas Kani MP, lauched his campaign for the Lok Sabha elections by offering prayers at Rameswaram Ramanathaswamy Temple in Rameswaram on Wednesday.