Posted 4/1/2024, 10:10:00 AM
Chidambaram Slams Jaishankar's 'Somersault' on Katchatheevu Island, Calls Out BJP Hypocrisy on Fishermen Detentions
- Chidambaram accused Jaishankar of doing a 'somersault' on Katchatheevu island issue, calling him a 'mouthpiece of RSS-BJP'
- Said every government has negotiated with Lanka and freed fishermen, including when Jaishankar was a diplomat
- Questioned what changed for Jaishankar to attack Congress and DMK now
- Fishermen were detained under Vajpayee government too which was allied with TN parties
- Jairam Ramesh also questioned Jaishankar's remarks, citing past agreements on island
- Jaishankar blamed past Congress governments under Nehru and Indira for indifference