Tamil Nadu chief minister reiterates commitment to reclaiming islet from Sri Lanka

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has reiterated her commitment to reclaiming the Katchatheevu Island which were given to Sri Lanka by India in 1974, reports Colombo Page.

Responding to a later from the opposition , the Chief Minister said, she will bring an amendment that assured the island was retrieved from the Sri Lankan government.

Ms Jayalalithaa previously said that he ceding o the Katchatheevu islet to Sri Lanka was one of the root causes behind the Indian fishermen detention problem.

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