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TN CM writes to PM Modi, urges him to raise fishermen issue with Sri Lanka
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Stalin highlighted the hardships faced by Tamil Nadu fishermen due to repeated incidents of harassment, attacks, and arrests by the Sri Lankan Navy.
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CM Stalin's Katchatheevu talk "pure political drama" to divert attention f
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Earlier on October 3, CM Stalin spoke about the Katchatheevu issue and said that the BJP-led Centre is "refusing" to request the island back from Sri Lanka, despite a resolution passed by the Tamil Nadu assembly.
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"Won't yield to external pressure": Sri Lankan President Dissanayake on K
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has pledged not to "yield to external pressure" over Katchatheevu Island, promising to safeguard the country's territory
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"PM Modi should raise this issue firmly": Congress MP Pramod Tiwari backs
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"It has become a concerning issue for us, our fishermen and all the Indians. It is a matter related to security. The PM should raise this issue firmly. Even an inch of Indian land belongs to us. I support that it (Kachchatheevu Island) should be under the protection of India...It is ours," T
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"Yet another drama...": AIADMK's Kovai Sathyan attacks Tamil Nadu govt ove
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Taking a dig at MK Stalin, Kovai Sathyan said that the demand to retrieve the Katchatheevu island was 'politically motivated' and aimed at giving the people of Tamil Nadu the impression that the DMK government was working for them.
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Tamil Nadu: "Take all steps to retrieve Katchatheevu," CM Stalin writes to
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to take "immediate steps to review the Indo-Sri Lankan Agreement at the earliest so that the Katchatheevu Island is retrieved and the traditional fishing rights of our fishermen are permanen
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DMK doing politics just before election: Palaniswami after TN Assembly pas
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"AIADMK has supported the resolution moved by the government to retrieve Katchatheevu island from Sri Lanka. During Congress's tenure, DMK leaders were also Central ministers. At that time, why didn't they take any steps to retrieve Katchatheevu island?" Palaniswami said while talking to
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"This is yet another election drama": AIADMK's Kovai Sathyan after TN Asse
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
AIADMK National Spokesperson Kovai Sathyan on Wednesday called Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin's urging the Centre to retrieve Katchatheevu island from Sri Lanka "election drama". However, Sathyan said that his party would support any effort to retrieve the island from Sri Lanka.
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Tamil Nadu Assembly passes resolution for retrieval of Katchatheevu, says
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Tamil Nadu Assembly passes a resolution to retrieve Katchatheevu island. CM MK Stalin responds to Edappadi Palaniswami's criticism, questioning why the AIADMK did not raise the issue during their time in power.
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Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin to present resolution in state assembly on restora
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The resolution highlights that the retrieval of Katchatheevu is the only permanent solution to safeguard the traditional fishing rights of Tamil Nadu fishermen and to alleviate the challenges they face due to the Sri Lankan Navy's actions.
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Local priest calls Katchatheevu "Island that embraces everyone" as St Anth
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Katchatheevu Island's St. Anthony Church Father John Joseph Kennady on Saturday, the last day of the two-day annual St. Anthony festival, said that the island is a harmonious place that embraces everyone.
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Fishermen from India, Sri Lanka kick off St Anthony festival at Kachchathe
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) had deployed ships and an aircraft to ensure the safety of fishermen travelling to Katchatheevu Island for the annual two-day festival at St. Antony's Church.
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