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States » SouthPosted at: Dec 16 2020 2:13PM


36 TN fishermen arrested by Lankan Navy, TN leaders urge EAM to secure their release

Chennai, Dec 16 (UNI) After a gap of nearly eight months,
the Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 36 fishermen from Tamil
Nadu for fishing in the Lankan waters on Tuesday, even as
leaders of various political parties condemned it and urged
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar to take steps to
secure their release.
The fishermen were arrested in a special operation carried
out by the Lankan Navy and the Coast Guard in view of the
increase of Indian trawlers allegedly poaching in Lankan
waters after crossing the International Maritime Boundary
Line (IMBL).
While 22 fishermen were arrested along with their three
fishing trawlers in the sea off the Delft Island, 14 other
fishermen were arrested off Gulf of Mannar and impounded
their two boats.
Condemning the arrest of the fishermen, various fishermen
associations in Rameswaram on started an indefinite strike
demanding the Lankan government to order their immediate
release.
The associations urged the Central and State governments
to immediately take up the issue with its counterparts in Sri
Lankan and secure their release on humanitarian grounds
along with their five mechanised boats.
They also termed the arrest as 'unfortunate' for violating
the IMBL laws.
Reports received here said in view of COVID-19 pandemic,
the arrested fishermen were kept under 14 days quarantine
after which which would produced before a court and sent
to judicial remand.
Meanwhile, leaders of various political parties condemned
the arrest and urged the Centre to take steps to secure their
release.
Opposition DMK President M K Stalin, in a tweet said, the
act of Sri Lankan navy to arrest Tamil fishermen even when
the Covid-19 restrictions are in place is highly disappointing
and unexpected.
''I request Hon'ble External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar
to take immediate action to bring our 36 detained fishermen
and their fishing gears back home safely'', he said.
MDMK General Secretary Vaiko also condemned the arrest
and urged the Centre to take steps to secure their release.
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