Vijay urges EAM to secure release of 25 TN fishermen held by Maldives Coast Guard

Chennai, Oct. 15 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay on Thursday wrote to External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr.S.Jaishankar urging him to initiate necessary action to secure the release of 25 fishermen from the state who were arrested by the Maldives Coast Guard along with their three boats.

In a Demi-Official letter to Dr.Jaishankar, he sought his personal intervention in the matter of the detention of 25 fishermen from the southern Thoothukudi district along with their three boats by the Maldives Coast Guard in the early hours of October 13.

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