Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader and Thoothukudi MP M.K. Kanimozhi alleged the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is raking up Katchatheevu now to divert public attention from Chinese encroachment in the Sino-India border.
Kanimozhi Karunanidhi criticizes BJP s election tactics, emphasizing the Katchatheevu island issue. The upcoming polls in Tamil Nadu hold historical significance due to territorial disputes and past election outcomes. The Secular Progressive Alliance s dominance reshaped state politics.
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.