CM Stalin Urges Centre to Expedite Repatriation of Released TN Fishermen from Lanka

• Chief Minister M K Stalin requested the Centre to expedite the repatriation of nine Tamil Nadu fishermen.
• The fishermen were released by a Sri Lankan court but are currently held at Mirihana Detention Centre.
• They were among 12 fishermen tried by a Jaffna court; three boat drivers received six-month rigorous imprisonment.
• The nine fishermen were ordered released on February 3 and transferred to the detention centre on February 5.
• Stalin highlighted the hardships faced by the fishermen and their families, urging urgent action.