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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister was responding to Narendra Modi’s claims that fishermen from the State were being attacked by Sri Lankan Navy due to the sins jointly committed by DMK, Congress.
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s allegation that Tamil fishermen were attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy because of the sins jointly committed by the DMK and the Congress, and said that Katchatheevu was given to Sri Lanka despite strong protests by the DMK.
Kachchatheevu Island – location
Katchatheevu is a 163-acre uninhabited island administered by Sri Lanka.
It was a disputed territory between India and Sri Lanka until 1974.
It was never demarcated by the Indian government.
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