India News | Secure Release of Four TN Fishermen from Kuwait, Chief Secy Urges Centre
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday requested the Centre to secure through diplomatic channels the release of four fishermen from the state detained by the Kuwait Coastal Police.
Chennai, May 21 (PTI) The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday requested the Centre to secure through diplomatic channels the release of four fishermen from the state detained by the Kuwait Coastal Police.
The men belonging to Ramanthapuram district have been incarcerated in the prison there since their arrest on December 5, last year and Chief Minister M K Stalin had already flagged their arrest and demanded their immediate release, state Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena said.
In a release here, he reminded that the chief minister had in a letter dated February 9, sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in ensuring the release of the fishermen by initiating diplomatic efforts.
"Since the men have not been released despite the state government's repeated insistence, the Chief Secretary wrote a reminder letter to the External Affairs Secretary in this regard," the release said.
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