Rameswaram: A day after the Sri Lankan navy arrested seven Tamilnadu fishermen for allegedly fishing in the island nation’s territorial waters, Ramanathapuram MP K Navaskani urged the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to secure the immediate release of the men.
The IUML leader in his letter said the fishermen had drifted to the Lankan waters after their boat developed a snag and they had no intention to poach.
The Lankan navy personnel arrested the seven men and seized their boats off Nedunthivu and had charged them with poaching in their territory.