Katchatheevu : Because it’s election time, BJP has taken up the issue that ended 50 years in the past – Sri Lankan ex-ambassador.
Just lately, BJP state president Annamalai collected details about the Kachchathivu problem underneath the Proper to Info Act and made it public. In it, he alleged that Kachchathivu was given to Sri Lanka solely when there was Congress rule on the heart and DMK rule within the state. Prime Minister Modi and Indian Exterior Affairs Minister Jaishankar additionally stated the identical.
Just lately, Sri Lanka’s former ambassador to India, Austin Fernando, gave an interview to the Indian Categorical information company. In it, he accused the BJP of taking it into their fingers because it was election time.
He additionally stated that in response to the sector state of affairs, BJP doesn’t have a big vote financial institution in Tamil Nadu. To repair it, now it’s making an attempt to draw votes by mentioning the difficulty of Kachadivu. He additionally talked about that the difficulty of Kacha Island was settled by each international locations 50 years in the past.
The Sri Lankan Overseas Minister, commenting on Khachathivu, stated there isn’t any must restart discussions on Khachathivu at the moment. He talked about that it was handed over to Sri Lanka 50 years in the past when an settlement was made in Delhi with the then central authorities.
