New Delhi, April 18: Saving the lives of Indians held hostage by Somali pirates would be the guiding concern of the government when it decides on taking appropriate action, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said today.
“Our prime interest is to save the lives of every Indian sailor. That is the guiding concern for the government to protect the lives of every Indian held hostage”, he told reporters here.
He was confident that the government “will take the correct decision and immediate action”.
Ravi said the pirates were “using our people as hostages and trying to bargain with us” for the release of the “good number of their people in our custody”.
He said the Indian Navy had gone into action and the Ministries of External Affairs and Home were dealing with the matter.
-Agencies