After Indian Navy Firing At Tamil Nadu Fisherman, MK Stalin Writes To PM

The navy has ordered an inquiry, said rubber bullets had to be fired after the suspicious boat did not stop for a mid-sea check

After a fisherman from Tamil Nadu was injured by pellets fired by the Indian Navy, Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking him to tell the armed forces to act with “extreme caution”.

The navy, which has ordered an inquiry, said rubber bullets had to be fired after the suspicious boat did not stop for a check near India's maritime border with Sri Lanka despite repeated warnings.

Condition of the fisherman, who is from Mayiladuthurai, is stable, it is learnt, after he was shifted to a hospital in Ramanathapuram by helicopter.