External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday slammed the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), saying the party was allegedly involved in the Katchatheevu island issue from the beginning.
Remarks from India on the Katchatheevu island were not “unusual” as it is election season there, said Douglas Devananda, Sri Lanka s fisheries minister. | World News
The Indian government has decided not to raise the contentious issue of Katchatheevu Island with Sri Lanka through official channels, despite its use as a political talking point during the upcoming elections.
Katchatheevu row: Sri Lanka government mum on the raging controversy in India, but its media breathes fire on the issue, slamming it as an “unnecessary provocation of a friendly neighbour that could lead to serious consequences.”