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Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s recent visit to Katchatheevu, said to be the first by a head of state, drew attention on both sides of the Palk Strait. Attired in smart casuals — his trademark double-pocket shirt — the 56-year-old leftist leader, elected to office a year ago, is seen on a naval boat,…
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Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar in Katchatheevu on September 1, 2025. Photo: Special Arrangement Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake — who was on Monday (September 1, 2025) in the northern Jaffna district to launch development projects — made a quick, unannounced visit to Katchatheevu, after vowing to safeguard…
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Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin slammed the BJP for raising the Katchatheevu issue ahead of the the Lok Sabha polls and said that the issue has started to backfire now. Criticising PM Modi, Mr Stalin further questioned that why did PM did not ever spoke to Sri Lanka government to…
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A view of Katchatheevu in Sri Lanka. | Photo Credit: L. Balachandar Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has not discussed the Katchatheevu issue so far as it was never raised, a government spokesman said in Colombo on April 2, after India’s ruling BJP blamed the Congress for ceding the tiny island to Colombo in 1974. “The Cabinet…
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P Chidambaram hit out at Dr S Jaishankar for his remarks on the Katchatheevu island row New Delhi: In a sharp response to Dr S Jaishankar’s remarks on the Katchatheevu island row, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram questioned why the foreign minister is “doing a somersault” on the issue. Mr Chidambaram also said that Dr Jaishankar’s…
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Katchatheevu is located around 33 km from the Indian coast near Rameswaram New Delhi: A tiny island between India and Sri Lanka on Palk Straight has become the latest flashpoint between the Congress and the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The island of Katchatheevu, a disputed area, was given to Sri Lanka by…
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File photo New Delhi: Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for raking up the Katchatheevu island issue and dared him to take back the island from Sri Lanka if he is “so concerned” about Tamil Nadu. “Will he take back Katchatheevu if he is so concerned about Tamil Nadu? I…
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File photo New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s accusation against the Opposition regarding the Katchatheevu island row stating that the the country’s first Prime Minister, wanted to give away the island to Sri Lanka. The issue pertains to the year 1974 when the then Indira Gandhi government…
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Doubling down on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s charge at Opposition over the Katchatheevu island row, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar today said Jawaharlal Nehru, the country’s first Prime Minister, wanted to give away the island to Sri Lanka. In 1974, the then Indira Gandhi government had accepted the island, about 1.6 km long and…
PM Modi called the new revelations about the Katchatheevu Island “eye-opening” (File/AFP) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi cited a media report today to assert that new facts reveal that the Congress had “callously” given away the Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka. “Eye-opening and startling! New facts reveal how Congress callously gave away Katchatheevu. This…
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