katchatheevu: BJP using Katchatheevu issue only as a tool, will harm Tamils in Sri Lanka: P Chidambaram

Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram has accused the BJP of using the resolved Katchatheevu issue as a political tool in the upcoming general elections. Chidambaram questioned why Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar did not contest from Tamil Nadu and raise the issue, arguing that their statements would cause harm to 35 lakh Tamils, including 25 lakh Sri Lankan Tamils and 10 lakh Indian Tamils living in Lanka.

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