Fishermen's arrest: Jayalalithaa writes another letter to PM Modi

October 03, 2015 19:30

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has shot off another letter to the Centre, protesting another instance of arrest of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, saying the "latest belligerent act" has added to the immense frustration "built up" among the state's fisherfolk.

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi dated October 2, Jayalalithaa said seven fishermen who set out from Nagapattinam district were arrested by the Lankan Navy on October 1. Their boat was also seized. "This latest belligerent act of the Sri Lankan Navy perpetrated on innocent and unarmed Indian fishermen adds to the immense frustration that has built up among the fishermen of Tamil Nadu," she said in the letter.

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