CM writes to Modi, MEA over fishermen issues
The Hindu
‘Prevent the auction of Tamil Nadu boats and attacks on fishermen from the State by Sri Lankan nationals’
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to prevail upon the Sri Lankan government not to auction off the boats seized from Tamil Nadu fishermen.
He also wrote to Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar, urging that India take up with Sri Lanka the attack on Tamil Nadu fishermen by “Sri Lankan nationals” on January 23.
At the request of the Ministry of External Affairs through the High Commission of India, the State government deputed officials and stakeholders to oversee the disposal of 125 unsalvageable Tamil Nadu boats berthed in Sri Lankan harbours. In the meantime, the media reported about the auction of 105 Tamil Nadu fishing boats scheduled between February 7 and 11.