Chennai (Tamil Nadu):Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday urged the Centre to secure the release of 18 Indian sailors, including one from Tamil Nadu, who were detained by Iran when their British-flagged ship was transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Adithyaa Vasudevan, 27, hailing from Chennai and working as a third officer in the vessel, "Impero," was taken into custody by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on July 19, along with 22 other sailors, 18 of whom are Indians, he said in a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
They were detained when their United Kingdom registered ship was sailing from Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates to Jubail, Saudi Arabia, Palaniswami said.
Vasudevan's father has represented to the government seeking his early release and repatriation.