Fishermen issue: Need lasting political solution, says TN CM

India should ‘exert pressure’ on Colombo to ensure there was no violence on the Tamil Nadu fishermen while other issues like damaging their boats should also end immediately, Chief Minister M K Stalin said in a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

Expressing concern over an Indian fisherman sustaining injury after the Sri Lankan navy allegedly opened fire, the Tamil Nadu government has urged the Centre to ensure a ‘lasting political solution’ to the issue.

India should ‘exert pressure’ on Colombo to ensure there was no violence on the Tamil Nadu fishermen while other issues like damaging their boats should also end immediately, Chief Minister M K Stalin said in a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

Quoting from the letter by Stalin, an official release here on Wednesday said he flagged the instance of a fisherman from Nagapattinam sustaining injury after Sri Lankan naval personnel allegedly fired upon a group of fishermen.

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