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Indian Chief Minister write to Modi over release of fishermen
Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palanisami on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention in getting 21 Indian fishermen released.
Nine fishermen in a mechanised fishing boat who set sail from Nagapattinam fishing base of Nagapattinam District and 4 fishermen in a mechanised fishing boat who set sail from Rameswaram fishing base of Ramanathapuram District have been apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy, according to the Deccan Chronicle bring the total number of fishermen apprehended by the Navy to 21.
Noting that the state government is “extremely concerned” about the continuing apprehension and detention of our fishermen and their boats, he said the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) is itself a matter that is subjudice in the Supreme Court of India.
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