Key Points
Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai's claims that India is working to bring the Katchatheevu island back into Indian territory has sparked notable attention even as Sri Lanka maintains that the island remains within its control..
Annamalai has said, "Katchatheevu was given to Sri Lanka with the consent of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi...Now, the BJP has given a letter to EAM Jaishankar to get back Katchatheevu..
Sri Lankan minister Jeevan Thondaman has denied receiving official communications from India regarding the Katchatheevu but asserted that the island remains in its territory..
Speaking with The Indian Express, the minister said, Katchatheevu was formally recognised inside Sri Lankas line of control..
Apart from Annamalai, a party leader, too, has claimed that the BJP leadership will be making a major announcement on the Katchatheevu island which came into narrative when the party unit chief visited Sri Lanka in 2022 and PM Modi accused the Congress of giving it away in 1974..
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