Edappadi K Palaniswami (File Photo) 
Tamil Nadu

Palaniswami urges PM to order search for missing fishers

The Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu and former Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Thursday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to order Indian Navy and Air Force to carry out a search for nine missing fishermen.

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Chennai

In a letter to Modi, the AIADMK Joint Coordinator Palaniswami said nine fishermen from Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district left for deep sea for fishing on April 29, 2021. 

Palaniswami said they haven't returned to Cochin till date. 

According to Palaniswami, the families of the missing fishermen apprehend that they might have been caught unaware in the Taukte cyclonic storm.

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