Katchatheevu Row: How A Tiny Island Became Major Flashpoint In Tamil Nadu Politics | News18 – News18

Katchatheevu has emerged as a major flashpoint between the BJP and ruling DMK-Congress alliance in Tamil Nadu ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha elections in which the saffron party is hoping to make inroads.After an RTI report revealed that Congress government under Indira Gandhi gave away Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka in 1974, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers launched a scathing attack on the parties.