Current controversy should be seen as vote-bank politics, with little remorse shown for the loss of Indian territory or regard for the lives of our fishermen and fisherwomen
Tamil Nadu's DMK government led by M Karunanidhi knowingly looked the other way in 1974 while now his son chief minister MK Stalin wants Katchatheevu back and is using it as a Lok Sabha poll plank, said the union minister a former diplomat who was also posted in Sri Lanka in the exclusive interview
Chidambaram said before External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and others make statements straining the relations between India and Sri Lanka, let them remember that there are 25 lakh Sri Lankan Tamils and 10 lakh Indian Tamils living in the island nation.
Tamil Nadu BJP chief asserts the Centre is making all efforts to reclaim Katchatheevu, while a Sri Lankan minister maintains the island is within their control. Another minister supports maintaining current national boundaries.