CM writes to MEA after SL navy arrests 8 TN fishers
Rameswaram: Chief minister M K Stalin has sought immediate diplomatic intervention from external affairs minister S Jaishankar for the release of eight Rameswaram fishermen who were arrested by Sri Lankan navy in the early hours of Sunday.
The eight were among fishermen in more than 300 boats which ventured out to sea from Rameswaram on Saturday. They were allegedly fishing near Talaimannar when they were apprehended for crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), and their mechanised boat was seized. In a letter to Jaishankar, Stalin said such arrests, especially during the early days of the resumed fishing season, cause serious disruption to the lives of coastal communities.
The CM called for proactive diplomatic efforts to prevent recurrence of such incidents.
The arrested fishermen — S Sesu, 39, N Annamalai, 55, N Muneeswaran, 35, V Kalyanaraman, 48, U Selvam, 28, S Syed Ibrahim, 35, K Kanthavel, 67, and B Balamurugan, 24 —were taken to the Lankan naval base at Talaimannar and are expected to be handed over to the Sri Lankan fisheries department. The seized boat is owned by Pandityammal, wife of Sesu.
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Fishermen association leader J R Jesu Raja said the fishermen did not deliberately cross into Sri Lankan waters. "This is the fourth time they have gone out since the ban ended. We want the Union govt to act decisively and not leave us to repeated protests," he said. Condemning the arrests, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss called for a structured bilateral fishing agreement, and criticised the Tamil Nadu govt for merely issuing letters to the Centre each time such incidents occur.
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