- LATEST
- WEBSTORY
- TRENDING
INDIA
Sushma Swaraj raises fishermen's killing issue with Sri Lankan envoy
The BJP leader voiced concern over the recent killing of two Indian fishermen allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy when its envoy met her in New Delhi.
Updated : Feb 11, 2011, 08:39 PM IST
TRENDING NOW
)
Meet IAS officer, aka 'Collector Bro', who cracked UPSC exam in 2007, now suspended due to...
)
After Sushmita Sen declares she is single, Rohman Shawl's statement goes viral: 'Voh to 6 saal se...'
)
Meet star with no hit films, still earns Rs 5 lakh a month, is more famous than Aishwarya, Amitabh, Kareena, Ram Charan
)
Pakistani TikTok star Minahil Malik's dance video goes viral amid MMS leak controversy, watch
)
Badshah lands in legal trouble, case registered against rapper for...
)
'Der ho gayi...': Amitabh Bachchan posts cryptic tweet amid Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai's divorce rumours
)
Kanguva box office collection day 1: Suriya, Bobby Deol film fails to beat Indian 2, Vettaiyan; earns Rs...
)
Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan refused to work with Aishwarya Rai in this film, it became blockbuster, won 4 National Awards
)
'I haven't liked...': Abhishek Bachchan's statement on Aishwarya Rai's cooking goes viral amid divorce rumours
)
Internet fuming over BIZZARE fan reaction in Diljit Dosanjh concert, netizens say, 'better if asteroid hit earth'
)
Meet Imsha Rehman, Pakistani TikTok star who deactivated her accounts after video leak and Minahil Malik's MMS
)
Shillong Teer Results November 15, 2024: Check updates on winning numbers
)
7 times XXX, Gandii Baat actress Aabha Paul crashed the internet by flaunting her sexy curves
)
Meet woman, who travels in India's most expensive SUV, owns Rs 1160000000 house, not Nita Ambani, Isha Ambani, she is...
)
Good news for Delhi-NCR commuters, new section of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway to slash travel time to 30 minutes for...
BJP leader Sushma Swaraj today voiced concern over the recent killing of two Indian fishermen allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy when its envoy met her in New Delhi.
High commissioner Prasad Kariyawasam met Swaraj, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, at her residence and promised to convey the views to the highest authorities in Sri Lanka.
"I met the high commissioner at my residence. I raised the issue of killing of our fishermen by the Sri Lanka Navy," Swaraj posted on microblogging site Twitter.
She said that she had voiced concern over the matter and that Kariyawasam had told her that the "Government of Sri Lanka does not approve of the killing of our (Indian) fishermen".
He "promised to convey my concerns to the highest authorities in Sri Lanka," she wrote in a posting.
The BJP leader said she would "continue to follow up this issue".
The killing of two Indian fishermen within a span of one month allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy last month sparked huge protests in Tamil Nadu.
A fisherman was killed and two others were injured while fishing off Kodiakarai coast on January 22, in the second such incident in a fortnight.
Although, Sri Lanka has declined its navy's involvement in the killings, the issue angered India with the government saying the use of force against the innocent fishermen was "unacceptable" and must be stopped.
External affairs minister SM Krishna, who met his Lankan counterpart GL Peiris in Bhutan on Monday, conveyed India's "deep concerns" over the issue.
During the 30-minute meeting, Peiris and Krishna agreed on the early convening of the Joint Working Group to discuss the issue of fishermen.
Peiris maintained that his government's initial investigation had shown that its navy was not involved in the death of the Indian fishermen and wanted more evidence, if any, to prove otherwise so that the matter could be looked into in that context.
India has already furnished some evidence and expressed readiness to give more depending on availability, which is expected from Tamil Nadu.
On January 31, foreign secretary Nirupama Rao also visited Sri Lanka to discuss the matter.
