TN releases ` 20 lakh to defend 5 fishermen

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday said it has sent ` 20 lakh to the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka towards legal expenses to secure the release of five fishermen sentenced to death by a Lankan court. The sum has been released on the orders of chief minister O Panneerselvam, said a statement. According to the statement steps are being taken to file the appeal against the death sentence in the Sri Lankan court Monday.