Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hit out on the Congress over its choice handy over the disputed Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka, accusing the celebration of “weakening” the nation’s integrity and pursuits.
PM Modi’s response got here after a Proper To Info (RTI) software revealed how the Congress authorities led by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi handed over Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka in 1974.
“Eye opening and startling! New info reveal how Congress callously gave away Katchatheevu. This has angered each Indian and reaffirmed in folks’s minds – we are able to’t ever belief Congress! Weakening India’s unity, integrity and pursuits has been Congress’ approach of working for 75 years and counting,” PM Modi wrote on X.
Katchatheevu island is the place Tamil Nadu’s fishermen in districts like Rameshwaram go since Indian waters are depleted of fish. The fishermen cross the Worldwide Maritime Border Line (IMBL) to achieve the island however get detained by the Sri Lankan Navy.
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