Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take tough action against Sri Lanka over Lankan Navy's attack on Tamil Nadu fishermen.
Jayalalithaa has also issued a statement in this regard after Lankan Navy attacked Tamil Nadu fishermen twice last week
"Lanka creating fear psychosis to force them to stop fishing. Attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen should be viewed as a national issue," said Jayalalithaa.
"I request you to kindly take a strong stand against the government of Sri Lanka with regard to such attacks on our fishermen and convey your serious apprehension through tough words and action", Jayalalithaa asked Sing.
Jayalalithaa said there had been over 22 incidents of attacks of Tamil Nadu fishermen by Lankan authorities since May this year and six major ones during the past one month.
Referring to her letter to Singh on the issue on September 10 last and her meeting with Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai, she said though Sri Lanka had promised to seriously investigate these incidents, Indian concerns have only fallen on 'deaf ears' of Lankan authorities.
Jayalalithaa thanked Singh for his reply to her letter and for his information that he had taken up the matter with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse at their meeting at New York in September last.
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