After a Sri Lankan court fixed the bail amount for releasing 12 arrested Indian fishermen at Rs 1 crore each, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to the External Affairs Ministry, stating that the families would “never be able” to afford this amount.
In his letter, CM Stalin began by highlighting that the Tamil Nadu government is willing to provide support to Sri Lankan Tamils, and that the state has been receiving Sri Lankans fleeing the devastating economic crisis there.
The letter further sought the External Affairs Minister’s “urgent intervention” in the matter, and also requested legal support to be provided to the fishermen, so that their freedom could be secured.