Stalin urges PM to direct security agencies to exercise extreme caution while dealing with fishermen

MADURAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing his anguish over the Indian Navy firing at a fishing vessel and injuring a fisherman from the state.
In his letter, Stalin has mentioned that 10 fishermen, seven from Tamil Nadu and three from Karaikal in the Union territory of Puducherry, had ventured for fishing in a mechanised fishing boat. While fishing, K Veeravel was shot in mid-sea by Indian Navy personnel on board the INS Bangaram.
“I am extremely saddened by this incident that has happened by an act of the Indian Navy. You are well aware of the plight of Indian fishermen being ill-treated by Sri Lankan security forces. But, when our security forces resort to similar acts, it creates a sense of despair and insecurity in the minds of the downtrodden fisher folk,” he wrote.
“I request your intervention in this matter and request you to direct the Indian security agencies to exercise extreme caution and restraint while dealing with Indian fishermen in Indian waters,” he had mentioned in the letter.