Nation boat fishermen meet Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Rameswaram on November 18, 2023.
| Picture Credit score: L. Balachandar
The Sri Lankan authorities has launched 22 fishermen hailing from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, who had been detained on November 18 by the Navy personnel on expenses of poaching. The 2 seized nation boats belonging to the fishermen have additionally been launched, Rayappan, president, the nation boat fishermen affiliation, instructed journalists in Rameswaram on November 19.
In accordance with him, a fishermen’s delegation had met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on November 18 night and briefed her concerning the arrest. She spoke with the Exterior Affairs Secretary in New Delhi and in addition with the Indian Excessive Commissioner in Sri Lanka looking for their intervention to get the fishermen and their boats freed.
The Sri Lankan authorities has issued an order releasing all of the 22 fishermen and the 2 nation boats, he mentioned. He thanked the Minister for her intervention.
In accordance with the data accessible right here, the arrested fishermen had been being handed over on the IMBL by the Sri Lankan authorities and had been being introduced again dwelling. “We are planning to meet the Central Minister with our families,” Mr Rayappan added.
One other fishermen chief P. Jesu Raja appealed to Ms. Sitharaman to get the 118 boats of the fishermen impounded in Sri Lanka since 2018 and safe the discharge of a fisherman Nambu Murugan, who was sentenced to 2 years in jail by a court docket in Sri Lanka.
Ms. Sitharaman is in Rameswaram to take part within the SVANidhi Outreach program, officers mentioned.
