Chennai:
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Chief and Actor Vijay Has Called On Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Assemst India’s Sovereiganty 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, emphaasing that full retrieval remains the only performant resolution to the decades-based fishermen Crisis.
Vijay slammed both the ruling dmk and the BJP-led center for failing to reclahim katchatheevu, calling the DMK’s Recent Assembly Resolution- Urging the center to retrieve the island-a “Political Drama” AD 2026 Tamil Nadu Polls. He alleged that the dmk, which was in power in 1974, was responsible for the island’s transfer to Sri Lanka.
The TVK Leader Also Accused The Center of Discriminating Against Tamil Nadu Fishermen, Noting that while their counterparts from gujarat and other states receive protection, Tamil FISERMEN FASERMEN FACE ARIRESTS and Confiscation The Sri Lankan Navy.
The katchatheevu retrieval demand gained momentum after tamil nadu chief minister mk stalin wind Mr stalin sout a review of the 1974 Indo -Lankan Treaty and Urged PM Modi to Secure the release of jailed fishermen as a goodwill gesture during gesture during By the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Katchatheeevu, a 1.9 sq km island, lies 12 Nautical Miles Off Rameswaram.
Experts say the fish population in the area has depleted, Forcing Indian Formmen from Tamil Nadu to Venture 22 Nautical Miles Into Sri Lankan Territory, Well Beyond The Nedunthevu Island, Risking Arrest. Experts warn that even if katchatheevu is retrieved, thing
The AIDMK and BJP have also dismissed Mr Stirin’s Resolution as “Election Theatrics” and, with PM Modi’s Sri Lanka Visit Hours Away, Experts Are Waiting to see Whipher PMDI will Heed Tamil Heed Tamil Nadu