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The controversy surrounding Katchatheevu Island has escalated, with political parties like BJP, Congress, and DMK trading accusations over the island's cession to Sri Lanka in 1974. PM Modi criticized Congress for the decision, prompting responses from Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin and others. Sri Lanka has stated it sees no need to revisit the issue, emphasizing it was resolved 50 years ago.
Sri Lanka sees no reason for re-opening talks on #Katchatheevu that India gave up 50 years ago, Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry has said. - @Meerasrini reports https://t.co/yDAiR03Qjz
In the first reaction from Sri Lanka on the Katchatheevu row, foreign minister Ali Sabry said the issue was settled 50 years ago, News18's @AbhishekJha157 shares more! #Katchatheevu #KatchatheevuIsland #Congress #DMK #BJP #SriLanka #India https://t.co/FNA5Oj002T
#WATCH | Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu: On the Katchatheevu issue, Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi (IJK) founder TR Paarivendhar says, "Katchatheevu is a 50-60 years old topic. There was an agreement...Our valuable property could have been used conveniently by our fishermen...This is a… https://t.co/B6r7GOxh7i
#SriLanka sees no need for talks with #India on #Katchatheevu island it ceded decades ago https://t.co/FbYS3pbUtG
DMK Trying to Misrepresent Facts, Was Party to Indira Gandhi Govt's Katchatheevu Handover: Hardeep Puri to News18 By: @AnchorAnandN #DMK #Katchatheevu #KatchatheevuIsland #KatchatheevuIssue #SriLanka #China #TamilNadu #Politics https://t.co/0x3OVb28aQ
STORY | Jaishankar says DMK was party to #Katchatheevu negotiations with Sri Lanka READ: https://t.co/7d7xezCN4S (PTI File Photo) https://t.co/6DL8FHhA1n
Documents shared by MEA throw light on how the Government of India cited the country’s security interests and a weak legal case against Sri Lanka to convince #Karunanidhi to the proposal to cede #Katchatheevu island https://t.co/VnhmW30uvT @dsureshkumar
Documents throw light on how the Government of India cited the country’s security interests and a weak legal case against Sri Lanka to convince #Karunanidhi to the proposal to cede #Katchatheevu island https://t.co/VnhmW30uvT @dsureshkumar
Documents also throw light on how the Government of India cited the country’s security interests and a weak legal case against Sri Lanka to convince #Karunanidhi to the proposal to cede #Katchatheevu island https://t.co/VnhmW30uvT @dsureshkumar
Sri Lanka sees no need for talks with India on island it ceded decades ago https://t.co/bERC0bbYnt https://t.co/JuhRZ3AZEa
Sri Lanka sees no need for talks with India on #Katchatheevu island it ceded decades ago https://t.co/GQyrNqY4CV
⚠️ SRI LANKA SEES NO NEED FOR TALKS WITH INDIA ON ISLAND IT CEDED DECADES AGO Full Story → https://t.co/PSoTMZdyEW Sri Lanka does not see any need to re-open talks on a contentious island ceded to it by New Delhi 50 years ago, the foreign minister has said, after the low-key… https://t.co/xvsRpiIeD6
How Lankans are reacting to India's Katchatheevu debate ✍️@sushimmukul https://t.co/TRPxYLLcqj
As politics over Katchatheevu hots up in India, Sri Lankans have diverse reactions | @SushimMukul #India #SriLanka #Katchatheevu https://t.co/S5OKj3g5vT
#Katchatheevu | Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘X’ post has rekindled the issue of ‘ceding’ Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka in 1974, also an issue in which INDIA bloc allies Congress, DMK and MDMK are not on the same page, writes @Rama_Krishnan. https://t.co/C6Xc6YfIM7
#KatchatheevuIsland - Sri Lankan Foreign Minister has now reacted on the controversy saying that 'the issue was resolved 50 years ago, and there is no need to discuss it again' @abhishekjha157 & @AmanKayamHai_ share more details with @toyasingh https://t.co/2WtK1Hglwj
When a journalist asked MDMK leader Vaiko about the #Katchatheevu controversy that was triggered by #PMModi’s claim that the islet was callously given away to Sri Lanka in 1974, he said, “The Congress betrayed Tamil Nadu on every front at the time”. https://t.co/rc1Oz8eBqa
#BreakingNews | #Congress-#DMK ally MDMK blames Congress for the #Katchatheevu issue @KuheenaSharma @nimumurali https://t.co/jg6ZT8L0j1
#BreakingNews | #SriLanka's First official reaction on #Katchatheevu issue. Sri Lanka Foreign Minister Ali Sabry: There is no discussion about repossession of Kachchatheevu, this is a problem that was discussed and resolved 50 years ago... @KuheenaSharma @abhishekjha157 https://t.co/8FH6W22bTM
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin takes a swipe at PM Modi amid the Katchatheevu island row https://t.co/6WtYAofc96
#BJP has accused #Congress govts, led by Nehru and later Indira Gandhi, of giving up the island under pressure from Sri Lanka. #KatchatheevuIssue https://t.co/7t41gmrTHl
DMK Trying to Misrepresent Facts, Was Party to Indira Gandhi Govt's Katchatheevu Handover: Hardeep Puri to News18 ✍️ @AnchorAnandN | #KatchatheevuIsland #HardeepPuri #DMK https://t.co/0x3OVb28aQ
#Katchatheevu issue: If India crosses sea boundary, it will be seen as violation of sovereignty, says former Sri Lankan envoy @ShubhajitRoy reports https://t.co/oMY2GzPdmB
An inhabited island near Rameshwaram makes headlines, here's why the truth about Katchatheevu still matters! @RShivshankar | #KatchatheevuIsland #BJP #Congress #DMK #India https://t.co/vjtGxq6vTP
Congress Has Always Betrayed Tamil Nadu, Says DMK-Cong Ally Vaiko On Katchatheevu Issue https://t.co/GoitJTabWh
#Katchatheevu row: ‘Congress betrayed #TamilNadu on every front’, says ally MDMK chief Vaiko https://t.co/8qmRQpJqHv https://t.co/tQtfWeiBQF
#Katchatheevu | What does it do today? Why bring it up now? Union Minister @HardeepSPuri answers @AnchorAnandN | #TheRightStand #SriLanka #DMK #Congress #BJP https://t.co/xXQolkpxVD
#Katchatheevu | What does it do today? Why to bring it up now? Union Minister @HardeepSPuri answers @AnchorAnandN | #TheRightStand #SriLanka #DMK #Congress #BJP https://t.co/8b9jbiap0t
Someone please tell the DMK to workout their internal dynamics: Union Minister @HardeepSPuri while talking to CNN-news18's @AnchorAnandN on the #Katchatheevu issue #TheRightStand #SriLanka #DMK #Congress #BJP https://t.co/F3eh08O2Wi
Union Minister @HardeepSPuri spill the beans over the #Katchatheevu row in an exclusive interveiw with CNN-News18's @AnchorAnandN #TheRightStand #HardeepSinghPuri #TamilNadu #Politics #SriLanka #India https://t.co/TSLmuf1dmZ
#Katchatheevu | Both the DMk and Congress should render an unconditional apology to the nation: BJP's @tuhins Author @ARanganathan72 & Cong's @LHanumanthaiah also share views @AnchorAnandN | #TheRightStand #Katchatheevu #TamilNadu https://t.co/kZj2J7I3kH
Tamil Nadu government's agreement was required for the Indian government to transfer over the Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka: Cong MP, @LHanumanthaiah BJP's @tuhins & Author @ARanganathan72 join the debate @AnchorAnandN | #TheRightStand #Katchatheevu #TamilNadu https://t.co/CE63cox1CA
Katchatheevu: A Massive debate right ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections CNN-news18's @AnchorAnandN explains the row on #TheRightStand #LokSabhaElection #Katchatheevu https://t.co/JlMHUtBrfn
#Live | Congress 'ceded', DMK 'silent' #Katchatheevu impact on 2024?; Diplomacy, democracy & 'deceit', Hardeep Puri (@HardeepSPuri) gets candid! Watch #TheRightStand with @AnchorAnandN https://t.co/lFEz5oHgaL
#WATCH | On the Katchatheevu issue, MDMK founder Vaiko says "Congress betrayed Tamil Nadu on every front at the time..." https://t.co/fIfweuyPvG
Congress 'ceded', DMK 'silent' #Katchatheevu impact on 2024? Watch #TheRightStand with @AnchorAnandN at 7:57 PM only on CNN-News18 https://t.co/XQP4wSGw9M
'BJP has no understanding of Tamil Nadu': Karti Chidambaram amid Katchatheevu row. Watch as Congress leader speaks to India Today's @shilpa1308 @KartiPC #Congress #LokSabhaPolls #Elections2024 #6PMPrime @akshita_N https://t.co/ugRq5BG9ob
The saga of India & Sri Lanka’s claims on Katchatheevu, and 2 RTI replies @AmanKayamHai_ and @_pallavighosh delve into the matter and unravel the underlying politics #KatchatheevuIsland #KatchatheevuIssue | @akankshaswarups https://t.co/qm68th2Xh6
Katchatheevu:Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s social media post has rekindled the issue of ‘ceding’ Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka in 1974, also an issue in which INDIA bloc allies Congress, DMK and MDMK are not on the same page @AmanKayamHai_ explains | Avantika Singh https://t.co/SrIS3jxApc
#MKStalin slams #BJP for "somersault" on #Katchatheevu, dubs #RTI disclosure "wrong information" https://t.co/wRmlHtWk8L
#ExpressOpinion | Ramu Manivannan writes on the #Katchatheevu row: 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 https://t.co/RJHkvl5qq1
The nation needs to know how the #DMK and #Congress betrayed #India, #BJP mounts massive attack on oppn ahead of #LokaSabhaElection2024 @AmanKayamHai_ shares more details #LokSabhaElections #KatchatheevuIsland | Avantika Singh https://t.co/kj2haqXIQS
#India surrounded fishing rights as early as 1974, reveals #SriLankan document, political war of words peaks @_pallavighosh shares more details #Katchatheevu #PMModi #LokSabhaElections2024 | Avantika Singh https://t.co/JhLNWr9k3i
#KatchatheevuIsland: Tiny Sri Lankan island sparks political row in India @_pallavighosh shares more details with @SakshiLitoriya_ https://t.co/O5wN7nnPgT
The escalating #KatchatheevuIsland dispute sees new revelations emerging CNN-News18 has obtained a 2008 document from the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry. @AmanKayamHai_ shares more details with @SakshiLitoriya_ https://t.co/3xPUPz8Rko
Katchatheevu island issue sparks ahead of #LokSabhaElections2024, @nimumurali explains further | @Sriya_Kundu @narayanantbjp with views #Katchatheevu #DMK #Congress #BJP https://t.co/CAmIJEfCOS
#Opinion | Even though it was described as one rock island by then political leadership, #Katchatheevu Island extends Indian waters as well fishing rights of India. (Shishir Gupta writes) https://t.co/1ZQrqwi753
In 1968, Ceylon’s ‘occupation’ of #Katchatheevu sparked a debate in the Indian Parliament and the Madras Assembly. Raja of Ramnad felt the islet could be used as a post for SSCP, @dsureshkumar writes. https://t.co/YrJlaRMkAD
#BreakingNews: Katchatheevu Island storm continues to snowball further; 'PM only cares about elections. RTI revelations are wrong,' said Tamil Nadu CM while taking a dig at the PM. @nimumurali shares more with @anjalipandey06 | #KatchatheevuIsland #TamilNadu #SriLanka https://t.co/W2C627X6X1
Political row erupts in India over island ceded to Sri Lanka https://t.co/Lyfm2fKWlP https://t.co/bqx8QJ5K3t
#BreakingNews: CNN-News18 accessed the exclusive Sri Lankan document that says 'India surrendered fishing rights in 1974, further agreement got cemented in 1976'. @AmanKayamHai_ shares more with @anjalipandey06 | #KatchatheevuIsland #SriLanka https://t.co/SStXMfISar
#Katchatheevu faceoff escalates. Hitting back at the Centre over the Katchatheevu island issue, opposition leaders cited a 2015 RTI reply, which stated that the agreement did not involve either acquiring or ceding of territory belonging to India. Earlier, BJP launched an… https://t.co/5DgdMjsZOV
'Has PM Modi Asked Sri Lankan Govt To Give Back #Katchatheevu?: MK Stalin Questions BJP's 'Sudden Love' For Fishermen https://t.co/538XZeJNrG
As per an RTI by MEA, the Centre told Karunanidhi in 1974 that Indian fishermen would enjoy access to the Katchatheevu Island as hitherto #Katchatheevu #LokSabhaElections2024 Reported by: @AmanKayamHai_ https://t.co/0bkzQ9Gz7g https://t.co/YAPJPm5Vcl
PM Modi’s ‘X’ post has rekindled the issue of ‘ceding’ #Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka, also an issue in which INDIA bloc allies Congress, DMK and MDMK are not on the same page. When did Katchatheevu become a part of Sri Lanka? @Rama_Krishnan explains. https://t.co/9weel6ew6I
The former foreign secretary said that the public has a right to know the truth behind the handing over of the island by the Indira Gandhi government to Sri Lanka #SriLanka #Katchatheevu #LokSabhaElections2024 Reported by: @AnchorAnandN https://t.co/eyMjpTZiQ8 https://t.co/jYQuYhTavS
#DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin sought to know whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue of the retrieval of the #Katchatheevu island with his Sri Lankan counterpart even once during his 10-year rule. https://t.co/JsBBC4xywb
"The political decisions over #Katchatheevu island have become an #election talking point, but the uninhabited island has a long cultural history," writes K A Shaji https://t.co/Gmd0cu9TLH
Tamil Nadu CM @mkstalin, hitting back at PM Modi over his allegations against DMK in the #Katchatheevu controversy, questioned whether the central govt has taken any steps in the past 10 years to reclaim the island from #SriLanka. The DMK chief questioned PM Modi and mentioned… https://t.co/WzNxMrIliE
PM Modi targeted the Congress party for giving away India's claim on Katchatheevu Island in 1974. PM Indira Gandhi had signed an agreement with Sri Lanka. What is the Katchatheevu Island controversy? #NewsMo #NarendraModi #SriLanka #Katchatheevu #Homeland | @PoojaShali https://t.co/cTdgDHLm7V
PM Modi targeted the Congress party for giving away India's claim on Katchatheevu Island in 1974. PM Indira Gandhi had signed an agreement with Sri Lanka. What is the Katchatheevu Island controversy? #NewsMo #NarendraModi #Congress #SriLanka #Katchatheevu #Island #Homeland https://t.co/4TMt9tzK5j
#Katchatheevu | BJP is only raising the issue because Stalin has written to get back the fishermen in prison: TKS Elangovan, DMK Gandhi family dismissed the land land as if it was their personal property: @Sanju_Verma_, BJP #BrassTacks | @Zakka_Jacob https://t.co/FM9609wYnK
#KatchatheevuIsland The issue for me has been the 40-year fraud that was being committed on the people of Tamil Nadu, saying that this was done by the Central government against the interest of Tamils: @sgurumurthy tells @PadmajaJoshi https://t.co/NvYMnE5i4m