Katchatheevu

Actor Vijay Fishes In Troubled Waters, Calls For Katchatheevu’s Retrieval

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Chennai: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor Vijay has called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to assert India’s sovereignty over the Katchatheevu Island ahead of his visit to Sri Lanka today.  The actor-politician proposed a 99-year lease of the island as an interim solution, emphasising that full retrieval remains the only permanent resolution to … Read more

Tamil Nadu Assembly Passes Resolution Seeking Katchatheevu Islet’s Retrieval

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Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution urging the Centre to retrieve Katchatheevu islet, ceded to Sri Lanka, as a permanent solution to protect the traditional fishing rights of the state’s fishermen. Moving the resolution, Chief Minister M K Stalin said that it has become a habit for some political parties … Read more