Chennai, Sep 23 (Reporter) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday urged External Affairs MInister Dr.S.Jaishankar to prevail upon the Sri Lankan Government to stop levying hefty fines on the TN fishermen and to secure the release of all the arrested fishermen and their fishing boats. In a Demi-Official letter to EDr Jaishankar, Mr Stalin, with a deep sense of anguish, said as many as 37 fishermen from Tamil Nadu and their three motorised country boats bearing were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy on September 21. He also pointed out that such instances of arrests of Tamil Nadu fishermen while fishing in their traditional fishing waters have been on the rise. "Besides this, the Sri Lankan courts are levying penalties that are beyond the means of these fishermen", he said and urged Dr Jaishankar to take strong measures to prevent the Sri Lankan authorities from apprehending fishermen and their fishing boats. "Therefore, I request you to prevail upon the Sri Lankan Government to stop levying hefty fines on the fishermen and provide them with necessary legal assistance", Mr Stalin said and urged the EAM to secure the release of all the arrested fishermen and their fishing boats as soon as possible...////...