MP Urges External Affairs Minister to Secure Release of Tamil Fishermen Held by Sri Lankan Navy

MP urges External Affairs Minister to secure release of Tamil fishermen held by Sri Lankan Navy

Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) and chief of Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee V. Vaithilingam has requested External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to secure the early release of 12 Tamil fishermen, including 10 from the Karaikal region of Puducherry, from the custody of the Sri Lankan Navy.

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The Sri Lankan Navy has apprehended 12 fishermen from Karaikal, accusing them of crossing into Sri Lankan waters near Kankesanthurai, according to a statement from the Rameswaram Fishermen Association on Sunday. The detained fishermen, alongside their seized boat, were taken to the Kankesanthurai naval base for further questioning. The fishermen, identified as Selvam, Sundar, Velmurugan, Kandasamy, Balaguru from Kotucherry Medu,… Continue readin…