8 Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan officials
After Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami requested the Centre to intervene in the issue of release of Indian fishermen, Sri Lanka on Friday arrested eight Indian fishermen from Pudukkottai. While seven of these fishermen are being held in Trincomalee in Sri Lanka, one fisherman attempted suicide soon after being taken into custody and was admitted to the Trincomalee hospital. 
Eight fishermen from Tamil Nadu's Pudukkottai district were arrested by Sri Lankan officials yesterday.Seven of these fishermen are being held in Triconmalee in Sri Lanka, and will be presented in court at the earliest.The other fisherman attempted suicide soon after being taken into custody, and has been admitted to the Triconmalee hospital.In just the past week, 26 fishermen and four trawler boats from India have been taken into custody. In total, more than 50 fishermen are under arrest, and more than 130 trawlers are in the Sri Lankan government's custody.Yesterday's arrests came after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edapadi K Palanisamy requested the Centre's intervention in the issue of fishermen being taken into custody by Sri Lanka. Talking about the delayed action by the Sri Lankan and Indian governments, Alexander said, "After the two countries talk...we thought that there will be an end to our problems, but sadly the situation still continues and our fishermen still face arrests and threat of being killed in the sea all the time."Fishermen from the coastal districts of Ramanathapuram, Nagapattinam, Pudukkottai, Tuticorin and Karaikkal have decided to go on a strike. They're also planning to conduct a road roko on February 6.