Chennai, Aug 24 (Reporter) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday urged Union Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar to take immediate and concrete diplomatic efforts to secure the expeditious release of all TN fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy and their fishing boats. In a Demi-Official letter to Dr Jaishankar, he said "I am writing to you with grave concern regarding yet another incident of apprehension of fishermen from Tamil Nadu." He said on Friday, a mechanized boat and 11 fishermen on board were taken into custody by the Sri Lankan Navy while fishing southeast of Kodiakarai in Nagapattinam District. Stating that he had repeatedly highlighted that such incidents are occurring at an alarming frequency, Mr Stalin said in 2024 alone, 324 fishermen and 44 boats were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy. The fishing community in Tamil Nadu continues to face immense hardships due to the recurrent arrests, which severely affect their means of subsistence, he said. Further, in the past two weeks, there have been a couple of instances of attacks on fishermen at sea by unidentified persons from Sri Lanka, and this issue needs to be addressed immediately, he said and urged Dr Jaishankar to initiate immediate and concrete diplomatic efforts to secure the expeditious release of all fishermen and their fishing boats...////...