Navy releases 94 Indian fishermen
Posted by Editor on October 17, 2014 - 12:42 pm
Navy has handed over 94 Tamil Nadu fishermen taken into custody by them to the Indian Coast Guard at the International Maritime Boundary Line.
Zee news reported that the fishermen, belonging to Ramanathapuram, Nagapattinam and Pudukottai districts, were taken into custody by the navy last month on charges of violating IMBL.
Sri Lanka has released 225 Indian fishermen since the Narendra Modi government took over in May this year. The 94 fishermen were the fresh batch released by the island nation.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had last month wrote to Prime Minister Modi urging him to take immediate steps to get the 94 fishermen released along with 62 boats that were confiscated by the Lankan navy.
(Ada Derana)
Latest Headlines in Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka to launch national review on social media’s impact on children January 30, 2026
- Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia move to boost industrial cooperation January 30, 2026
- Johnston Fernando, two sons and others further remanded until February 13, 2026 January 30, 2026
- Sri Lanka raises daily wage of plantation workers to Rs. 1,750 January 30, 2026
- Sri Lanka expands Internal Affairs Units to 250 more state institutions January 30, 2026
This is utterly ridiculous! Our leaders have no backbone to stand up to Modi and say, ‘enough is enough’. The kallathoni Tamils from TN are ruining our fishing grounds with their trawlers and illegal methods of fishing, now that they have ruined their own waters. When is the President going to wake up to this and defend our territorial waters?