After the Central Government intervened, 47 fishermen who had been held in custody by the Sri Lankan Navy were released and arrived this morning.
Sri Lankan authorities apprehended fishermen from the state’s Rameswaram, Nagapattinam, and Pudukottai districts.
The fishermen were taken into custody by the Sri Lankan Navy while fishing in the sea in December 2021.
Moreover, 56 fishermen were arrested in December alone, with nine boats, fishing nets, and other gear confiscated.
Unfortunately, the arrested fishermen were brought before Sri Lankan courts and sentenced to prison.
Following it, the Tamil Nadu government responded by writing a letter to the Union Minister of External Affairs.
The central government and the Tamil Nadu government moved quickly to secure the fishermen’s release.
Then, in January, a Sri Lankan court released 56 Tamil Nadu fishermen. They were all handed over to officials from the Indian embassy in Sri Lanka.
While the embassy was preparing to return them, it was discovered that several of the fishermen had been infected with COVID-19. As a result, they were unable to be sent to India right away and were treated in Sri Lanka.
Meanwhile, the fishermen’s families have urged a Sri Lankan court to send the fishermen back to Tamil Nadu as soon as possible.
The Tamil Nadu government notified the Central Government and demanded that action be taken to bring the fishermen back to the state.
However, the Indian Embassy sent those fishermen who were not infected with the virus on February 10 at the request of the Tamil Nadu government.
Following this, 47 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrived at the Chennai International Airport and Officials from the state fisheries department greeted them warmly.
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