Colombo, April 7 -- 30 Indian fishermen were repatriated from Sri Lanka on Tuesday and are on their way home, the Indian High Commission to Sri Lanka said on Tuesday.

Sharing the details in a post on X, the High Commission also posted the picture of the fishermen.

Earlier in March, 14 detained Indian fishermen from Sri Lanka were repatriated.

Previously, Sri Lankan MP Harsha de Silva told ANI that the issue of Indian fishermen in Sri Lanka is a perennial issue and will not go away soon, because both sides depend on fishing for a living.

"This is a perennial issue, you know it's not going away because I think on both sides of the straits, you know, folks are depending on fish for their living. These are not, you know, big corporates th...