As many as 12 fishermen belonging to Tamil Nadu have been arrested by the Maldives Coast Guard and steps sho🌱uld be taken for their release and their boat, Chief Minister M K Stalin urged the Centre on Saturday.
Writing to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Sta🍃lin said, fishermen, who had set out on October 1 for fishing from Thoothuku𒈔di district in a mechanised fishing boat were arrested by the Maldives Coast Guard on October 23, near Thinadhoo island.
"I request you to take up🌼 the matter with the Maldives authorities through appropriate diplomatic channels to secure the release of the detained fishermen and their fishing boat at the earliest," he said.
