Plea to rescue fishermen stranded in Iran
Member of Parliament C. Robert Bruce has appealed to Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar to take immediate steps to rescue 33 fishermen from Idinthakarai village in the district who were now stranded in Iran.
In a memorandum to the Minister, Mr. Robert Bruce said 33 fishermen from Idinthakarai were working in the mechanised boats of Iran for the past several months. After the Iran – Israel war, the families of these fishermen cannot contact their breadwinners and hence the families were worried.
Hence, the Ministry of External Affairs should take immediate steps for ensuring their safe return to their native place, Mr. Robert Bruce said.
The MP has also sent a similar appeal to the Ambassador of India to Iran at Tehran seeking his intervention in rescuing the stranded Idinthakarai fishermen.
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