The island has no source of drinking water and the only structure on it is a church which holds an annual three-day festival that draws devotees from both India and Sri Lanka.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sparked off a decades-old row around Katchatheevu island, after he labelled the release of documents on the 1974 decision to hand the territory to Sri Lanka “eye opening and startling!”. “New facts reveal how Congress callously gave away Katchatheevu,” tweeted the Indian Premier. “This has angered every Indian and reaffirmed in people’s
A day after slamming the Congress for giving away the island to Sri Lanka at the cost of Indian fishermen s interests, PM Modi today attacked DMK. | Latest News India
BJP leaders citicised the Congress for the alleged ceding of Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka. In response, Congress leaders asked PM Modi to share a “white paper report” to show what his government did in last 10 years.