Chennai
Makkal Needhi Maiam founder-president Kamal Haasan on Saturday urged the Union government to fulfil the demands of the state fishermen by initiating efforts for the release of Rameswaram fishermen who were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy and lodged in prisons in the island nation on charges of fishing in their territorial waters.
In a tweet, the actor-turned-politician urged the Union government to take steps to recover the boats belonging to the fishermen that were seized and auctioned by the Sri Lankan government. He said Rameswaram fishermen had been staging protests condemning the excesses of the Sri Lankan navy.
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