Urging to take immediate action to bring the body of the fisherman who died in a collision with a patrol boat of the Sri Lankan Navy
Chief Minister M.K.Stalin has written a letter to Union External Affairs Minister Jaishankar.
Expressing his deep concern and anguish over the collision of a Sri Lankan Navy patrol boat with an Indian fishing boat, the Chief Minister said that one fisherman has died, two others have been injured and one fisherman is missing.
The Chief Minister said that Malachami died when a Sri Lankan Navy patrol boat collided with a fishing boat near Nedundivu and the fishing boat was damaged and drowned. Chief Minister M.K.Stalin has also insisted that appropriate steps should be taken to bring the injured fishermen to Tamil Nadu by providing necessary assistance.
The Chief Minister stated that such violations by the Sri Lankan Navy have caused fear and turmoil among the fishing community and stated that this incident is intended to prevent Tamil Nadu fishermen from fishing in the Bagh Gulf, a traditional fishing area of Tamil Nadu. He also requested the Minister of External Affairs to give maximum priority to the issue of fishermen and find a suitable solution through diplomatic action.
