Stalin urges Jaishankar to ensure release of TN fishermen in Bahrain
Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin urged Union External Affairs Minister S Jaisankar to take immediate diplomatic initiatives to ensure consular access and legal assistance to secure the early release of 28 fishermen from Tamil Nadu who were apprehended by the Bahrain Coast Guard on September 11.
‘It has come to my attention that 28 fishermen from Idinthakarai fishing village, Tirunelveli District, who were engaged in fishing labour in Iran, were apprehended by the Bahrain Coast Guard on 11.09.2024 for inadvertently crossing the border. The boats belong to Iranian nationals,’ Stalin said in his letter to Jaisankar on Thursday.
He said the families of the fishermen, who were highly dependent on their income, had been severely impacted by the arrest and hence sought the Union Minister’s intervention.