Posted 3/31/2024, 9:08:29 AM
BJP Accuses Congress of Ceding Strategic Katchatheevu Isle to Sri Lanka; Congress Defends Move as 'Friendly Gesture'
- Modi and BJP criticize Congress for ceding Katchatheevu isle to Sri Lanka in 1974-76 agreements
- Congress terms BJP's version a "distorted" account, says it was a "friendly gesture" like 2015 India-Bangladesh land deal
- BJP cites Nehru's 1961 noting that he attached no importance to the isle and would cede claims
- Attorney General and MEA officials in 1960s said India had solid legal claim over Katchatheevu
- DMK recently demanded India retrieve Katchatheevu, issue remains politically contentious in Tamil Nadu